Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has found $170 million in federal aid to keep a pandemic-era child care subsidy program afloat for another year and a half. Evers' administration announced Monday that it will use pandemic response dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to keep the Child Care Counts program going through June 2025.
MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will use newly discovered federal dollars to keep a pandemic-era child care subsidies going for another year and a half, his administration announced Monday afterOfficials with Evers’ administration said Monday they will use $170 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency pandemic response operations to keep the Child Care Counts program running through June 2025.
Spokespersons for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment. The program is set to expire in January, leading many to warn that the loss of the subsidies could lead to child care providers shutting their doors or a decline in early education services, particularly in rural areas.
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