Gov. Evers and Dept. of Children and Families: Announce new survey finds child care industry unable to serve 33,000 kids due to lack of staff

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced the results of DCF’s Child Care Supply and Demand Survey, which found almost 60 percent of providers across the state have unutilized capacity, such as closed classrooms, due primarily to staff shortages. Providers report that if they were able to operate at full capacity, they co...