The Wisconsin Budget and It's Affect on Child Care

The budget is finally done here in Wisconsin, and it's a mixed brew for children and child care providers. While the quality rating system was not approved, direction for creating a more detailed and informed system for implementing the rating scale was given to DCF. The Early Learning Coalition (of which I am a member, representing the WFCCA) was successful in stopping legislation meant to be cost saving for the WI Shares program, but detrimental to providers. Instead, legislators adopted the "Coalition Package" which provides cost savings, but is more user friendly for providers.

To get more information on the budget and it's affect on child care in Wisconsin visit the website for the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families at: www.wccf.org