This report is the fourth in a series of WCCF reports tracking the progress of
Wisconsin’s YoungStar program, a quality rating and improvement system
(QRIS) launched in 2011 to improve the quality of Wisconsin child care
programs. YoungStar focuses on children of low-income working families
receiving assistance from the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy programs.
YoungStar rates the quality of child care programs on a 5-Star scale and is
administered in 6 regions of the state. The analysis in this report is based on
data as of the end of July 2013.
Act Now to Raise the Age in Wisconsin
Every young person in Wisconsin deserves the opportunity to get an education, grow up in safe communities, and realize their potential. However, due to systemic racism and injustice, youth of color are over-represented within the criminal legal system—from policing to...