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CHILD CARE CRISIS IN MARATHON COUNTY

A child care crisis exists in Marathon County and throughout Wisconsin. This has a negative effect on business. Families looking for quality care are discovering that they cannot find quality child care. Child care providers leave their positions for better pay and benefits. Child care covering shift work is almost non-existent. Waitlists for infant care are long and cause problems for parents who wish to return to work. In addition, many children are suffering in substandard care. This adds to short and long-term workforce issues. All these problems negatively impact families at a time when Central Wisconsin needs a young workforce to keep up ...