Quality Child Care

• The child care providers are warm, caring and enjoy their work
• The child care providers understand how children develop, and they receive regular training to improve their skills. The child care providers listen carefully to all children, answer their questions and respect their feelings.
• The child care providers believe that every child is valuable and can do well.
• The children are safe, relaxed and comfortable.
• The children are read to daily
• The children are happy and actively involved in play or group activites.
• The parents are welcome to visit and have opportunities to participate in the program.
• The parents are respected and receive help or support if needed.

Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Matters

• Learning begins at birth.
  • Each day, over 200,000 children are learning in child care programs throughout Wisconsin.
  • Approximately 84,000 children are learning in Wisconsin Head Start and kindergarten classrooms daily.
• Over 70% of young children spend time in early education and care outside their homes.
  • Early learning is important because the brain develops most rapidly during the first years of life.
  • Quality early learning experiences pave the way for success in school.
• Caregivers trained in early education are critical to building young minds
  • A child's caregiver has the single greatest impact on the quality of his or her early care and learning experiences.
  • Consistent, well-trained, nurturing caregivers plan activities that benefit children at each age and level of development.
• The opportunities we provide to all children today shape who they will become tomorrow
  • Children who have quality early care and learning experiences are more likely to be successful as adults.
  • The future of our community depends on what we do for all our children today.