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Statistics on children, youth and families in Wisconsin from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kids Forward
Children whose families receive Wisconsin Shares childcare subsidies in Wisconsin
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Why This Indicator Matters
Wisconsin Shares is the child care subsidy program available to low-income working families. Programs that participate in Shares must also be rated as 2 Star or higher in the state's YoungStar Quality Rating and Improvement System for child care providers.
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Definition and Source
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Definition
Wisconsin Shares is Wisconsin's child care subsidy program for low-income families. Children in this program are eligible to receive care in licensed, certified, and “provisionally” certified settings.
These data represent an average of the number of children in this program in each month of the year. Many children do not receive subsidies for the entire year.
These data may have been influenced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, starting in 2020.
Data Source
Data are from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families' Shares Children Served by Local Agency report.
Notes
N.A. indicates data are not available
Last Updated
April 2024