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Did you miss our YoungStar informational webinar series? Do you want to watch...
Thank you to the approximately 500 viewers who participated in our YoungStar webinar series. If you missed any of the three events, or if you want to watch them again, we have posted links to each...
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WECA discusses YoungStar on “For the Record”
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association’s executive director Ruth Schmidt joined Department of Children and Families secretary Reggie Bicha on For the Record this weekend. They discussed early education...
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“YoungStar,” a Nobel-Laureate Economist, and YOU
We all benefit from YoungStar – Wisconsin’s proposed child care quality rating and improvement system. On June 23rd the funding for this critically needed program will be determined by the Joint...
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Joint Finance Committee to Discuss YoungStar: URGENT Action Needed
Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee has set the date to discuss and decide the fate of the proposed Quality Rating and Improvement System for child care providers, YoungStar. This meeting is NOT a...
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YoungStar Officially Passes in Wisconsin!
Yesterday, June 23, the bi-partisan Joint Committee on Finance unanimously passed YoungStar, Wisconsin’s child care quality rating and improvement system. The committee approved full funding- $10...
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Send a ‘Thank You’ to your Legislator
Throughout the past few months, hundreds of phone calls and emails were sent to Wisconsin legislators in support of YoungStar. It is because of the these efforts- from providers and advocates in the...
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YoungStar Trainings to Begin – Attend a Q&A Near You!
When YoungStar was approved on June 23, the bi-partisan Joint Committee on Finance approved $5.6 million to be immediately provided to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for a variety of...
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The Next Door Foundation’s Annual Brengel Forum
On Wednesday August 25th, the Next Door Foundation’s Annual Brengel Forum will take place from 8am-4pm in Brookfield. This year’s forum, entitled “Ready Or Not: Using YoungStar to Create a Better...
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YoungStar Trainings to Begin – More Q&A Sessions Added
When YoungStar was approved on June 23, $1.5 million was allocated for immediate training and technical assistance activities in 12 select counties throughout the state. These extra trainings are...
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Registration now open for WECA’s YoungStar trainings!
YoungStar, Wisconsin’s new quality rating and improvement system, will begin early next year. To help prepare the early childhood workforce for this new program, several organizations have put together...
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