Infant-Toddler Child Care Challenges Undermine Wisconsin’s Strength

Working parents across Wisconsin, especially those with infants or toddlers, understand how difficult it can be to find high-quality, affordable child care. This problem impacts not only individual families, but also our state, as high-quality child care can strengthen the current and future workforce, contribute to a strong economy and public safety, and enhance national security.

Wisconsin lawmakers must protect and expand programs that enhance the affordability and availability of quality child care – particularly for infants and toddlers–by increasing funding for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program. Additional innovative ideas, like a tax credit for child care workers, can improve the quality of programs. Action now can improve the experiences of Wisconsin children today and strengthen our state in the decades to come.