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Child Care Counts ends: What the funding cliff means for Wisconsin parents

June 30, 2026

The expiration of pandemic-era childcare funding at the end of June could force about one-quarter of Wisconsin providers to either close or significantly reduce services. Childcare Counts allowed daycares to retain staff and keep childcare accessible.

Child Care Counts ends: What the funding cliff means for Wisconsin parents

Wisconsin’s rural families burdened by childcare deserts

May 15, 2026

Almost half of young children in the U.S. live in childcare deserts, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress.

Wisconsin’s rural families burdened by childcare deserts

Video: The latest on a Wisconsin woman starting her own childcare center in Northfield

January 5, 2026

It’s been just over a year since we visited with Kassidy Gardner—a young Jackson County woman just starting her own childcare center in the rural area she grew up in.

Video: The latest on a Wisconsin woman starting her own childcare center in Northfield

Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis

March 13, 2026

Wisconsin Republicans ignored pleas for direct support for childcare providers and parents, choosing to pass a broad, vague corporate tax deduction instead.

Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis

Funding ends, doors close. What’s next for Wisconsin daycares?

June 24, 2026

Funding ends, doors close. 🧒🏼🎒 What’s next for Wisconsin daycares?Families face average tuition increases of $25 to $57 per week as a pandemic-era federal funding program for childcare providers—known as Child Care Counts in Wisconsin—ends, placing significant strain on already-stretched household budgets. The state legislature extended funding to childcare providers after the federal aid first…

WATCH: Why is this rural Wisconsin childcare provider closing her doors?

August 1, 2025

While the recently passed state budget includes a first-ever investment in childcare, Wisconsin childcare providers say it’s not going to add up.

WATCH: Why is this rural Wisconsin childcare provider closing her doors?

These cold cases still haunt Wisconsin

May 19, 2026

Plus: How childcare deserts impact WI families Share with a friend Good morning! Ellie here. I don’t know about you, but it’s starting to feel like summer. Memorial Day weekend (in my eyes) is the true kick-off to the summer season, with warm weather and a long weekend. I’ll be spending my weekend…

A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in Wisconsin

May 14, 2025

We treat childcare as a personal problem that deserves private suffering, instead of political action. I spent years thinking that it was my fault. As another mom said to me: “It feels like I’m the one doing something wrong.”

A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in Wisconsin

Final totals: Wisconsin digs out after March snow storm

March 19, 2026

Plus: Evers calls for direct support for child care providers Share with a friend Good morning! Ellie here. March Madness officially starts today! Have you filled out a bracket? The 5 seeded Wisconsin mens basketball team plays today at 12:50 p.m. against the 12 seeded High Point University. Go Badgers! Will you be…

Final totals: Wisconsin digs out after March snow storm

And they’re off: 7 Democratic candidates for WI governor hold first forum

January 22, 2026

Without big disagreements on top issues, gubernatorial hopefuls trumpet their varied experiences in leadership, public service, and different types of Wisconsin businesses.

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