Gov. Evers visits child care providers in Waupaca and Westby, urges release of funds to support Wisconsin’s child care industry

WESTBY, Wis. — on Monday, July 8, Gov. Tony Evers visited child care providers in Waupaca and Westby to highlight the one-year anniversary of enacting the 2023-25 biennial budget and to continue urging Republican lawmakers to release $15 million that was approved in the biennial budget to support child care providers and working families across Wisconsin.

The Governor made a stop at the Miles of Smiles Childcare Center in Westby. Earlier this year, Miles of Smiles announced they will be partnering with the Westby Area School District to open a second location at the Westby District office building in the local high school using one-time federal funds to help address the shortage of child care providers in the region. According to the district, the effort to open a child care center within the district’s facilities was motivated by the lack of child care options in the area. Notably, last year, Gov. Evers highlighted a child care center and the only child care center in nearby Cashton that closed its doors due to funding cuts...

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