YoungStar–Wisconsin’s Childcare QRIS

YoungStar is Wisconsin’s five-star quality improvement and rating system (QRIS) for childcare providers.  The rating system is based on four categories: education levels of providers, children’s learning environment, providers’ business practices, and the health and...

Converging Interests: Head Start & Oral Health in Wisconsin

On September 16, 2009, over 135 dental professionals, Head Start & Early Head Start representatives, public health employees, oral health educators, advocates, insurance providers, and state agency representatives attended the statewide oral health forum...

Federal Appropriations

Our fiscal year 2011 Federal Appropriations updates will provide you with the latest news about the FY 2011 appropriations process and funding levels.

Milwaukee Literacy Project Receives i3 Grant

The Milwaukee Community Literacy Project, a partnership between the Milwaukee Public Schools and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, will receive a five-year, $4.1 million development grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in...

Wisconsin 10th in Overall Child Well-Being

The 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book ranked Wisconsin 10th in the nation for overall child well-being. The KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual publication from the Annie E. Casey Foundation which provides national data and state-by-state data and rankings on 10 key indicators...