Childcare
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Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis
Wisconsin Republicans ignored pleas for direct support for childcare providers and parents, choosing to pass a broad, vague corporate tax deduction instead.
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How CDC’s big changes to kids’ vaccine schedule could impact Wisconsin
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dramaticaly changing kids’ vaccine schedule.
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Home visiting programs help parents learn child development skills
Home visiting programs help parents learn about child development skills. The free programs are for pregnant women and families with a child under age 5. They are run by local governments and nonprofit organizations, and are funded largely through the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program started in 2010 as part of…
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2 Wisconsin Head Start programs to close amid shutdown, many more at risk
Republicans’ refusal to halt massive price hikes for health insurance means families will start going without childcare, and providers won’t get paid.
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Bikes for Kids Wisconsin hosts Giving Tuesday Telethon to donate bikes to children in need
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin is raising money to donate bikes to children in the community.
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Meet the Milwaukee women raising money for National Diaper Need Awareness Week
How to donate diapers in Milwaukee with Milwaukee Diaper Mission and Motherhood for Good.
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Newsletter Edition: Buildings older than Wisconsin itself
Why is this rural Wisconsin child care provider closing her doors? Also, 10 buildings in Wisconsin that are older than the state itself
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It’s what’s not in the state budget that is generating both anger and 2026 candidates
From homeless veterans to childcare to school funding, there are a lot of missing numbers that have some people talking and others taking action.
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You’ve never seen a Wisconsin state budget like this. Here’s why.
With unprecedented speed, a bipartisan bill passes the Senate and Assembly and gets the governor’s signature—all in one night to avoid looming federal budget cuts.
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A third of parents are putting career plans on hold due to the cost of childcare—even here in Wisconsin
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.”
