Childcare

The first payment from Child Care Bridge Payment program went this month totaling $8.7 million to more than 3,100 child care providers in the state.

The Oneida County Childcare Coalition (OCCC) is calling on community members and local businesses to participate in its annual survey. This initiative aims to assess the child care needs across the county

As Congress considers cuts to Medicaid, a new report showed one in three children living in rural areas of Wisconsin are insured by the health insurance program

The Manitowish Waters community is acting fast to create a new childcare option.In October, Camp Jorn Childcare Center announced it was permanently closing.

Housing, childcare, substance use, and mental health are top priorities for the Oneida County Health Department.It’s sharing its updated Community Health Improvement Plan this week.

The Northwoods Child Development Center, a daycare center based in Eagle River, just received a $10,000 grant.

In Merrill, the daycare at St. John’s Lutheran Church currently serves 24 kids, but their waitlist has over 40 children’s names on it.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a Republican-authored bill that expands Wisconsin's child care tax credit. Evers signed the bill Monday after vetoing three other GOP-authored tax cut proposals on Friday.

In September of last year, federal covid funding for childcare ended.One progressive think tank projected roughly 70,000 childcare centers nationwide would close because of it. Between Michigan and Wisconsin, more than 144,000 kids would lose childcare.