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WI moms rally for universal childcare, paid leave ahead of election
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (431+ words) Jul 6, 2026, 9: 27 AM CT Ahead of the August primaries, a grassroots coalition of mothers is calling on candidates running for Wisconsin governor to take a stronger stance on policies to prioritize working families. Mother Forward is advocating for universal childcare, paid…...
How much are you paying for child care?
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (525+ words) Source: Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / Catch Light Local Help shape Wisconsin Watch reporting on the broken child care market as rates soar. Jul 1, 2026, 9: 04 AM CT More than the price of a new Toyota RAV-4 or Subaru Outback, two…...
Wisconsin Republicans chose not to act on child care funding. Now, providers and parents are paying the price.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) Jun 9, 2026, 6: 26 PM CT Federal child care bridge funding ends this month, and Wisconsin's families are about to feel the impact. While child care providers across the state scrambled to find answers, Senator Howard Marklein and the Republican-controlled legislature had a…...
Childcare providers are about to lose a safety net
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (503+ words) Jun 8, 2026, 8: 58 AM CT In the eight years that Cindy Veeser has operated her childcare center in the Green Bay suburb of Bellevue, Forever Young, she has provided an essential service " but she has also faced almost constant challenges. At the…...
Childcare crisis spurs WI parents to advocate on Capitol Hill
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (358+ words) Jun 8, 2026, 9: 18 AM CT Wisconsin parents are traveling to Capitol Hill this week to urge Congress to prioritize affordable childcare as families face rising costs and cuts to programs for babies and toddlers. Binta Ceesay, a mother of two from Middleton,…...
Lawmakers lay out policies to ban lead in baby food, set stricter standards for lead exposure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) May 21, 2026, 9: 12 AM CT As Michigan works to test children for exposure to lead, the House Health Policy Committee on Wednesday took a look at a trio of policies intended to further limit exposure and provide treatment, while updating the state's…...
Wisconsin's rural families burdened by childcare deserts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) May 13, 2026, 4: 28 PM CT Judith Ruiz-Branch, Public News Service Peeks says the data underscores the need for comprehensive solutions that address both cost and availability simultaneously, which starts with addressing the workforce. She says inadequate staffing leads to program closures and…...
Wisconsin advocates fear proposed federal changes will take childcare backward
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (686+ words) May 12, 2026, 10: 31 AM CT The Trump administration announced a series of changes in federal childcare funding Monday that Wisconsin advocates say will amount to less regulation and undermine attempts to support childcare providers and workers. The policies announced include a rollback…...