COWS will be tracking the results. Today we released the first of several reports about the Initiative. Each day, three out of four children under the age of 6 are in some form of child care in Wisconsin. Thus, child care is critical to the social, emotional, and intellectual development of babies and toddlers. There are many barriers to finding and obtaining quality care.
Parents do the best they can, given the information they can access and their financial constraints.
Even when a family can afford high costs, it is very hard to quickly judge just how good the care is. The quality of care that children receive is more than a private issue. Regardless of income, all kids are hurt by poor quality care. Read this report to find out more. Stay tuned for our next report in early fall when we will profile two child care workers in Dane County.