Gov. Evers: Again urges Legislature to invest in Child Care Counts as new report shows child care costs skyrocketed for second consecutive year

Second consecutive annual state report shows average cost of infant care increased over 10 percent as Republican lawmakers gut child care funding from governor’s proposed budget MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), today announced the results of the 2025 Market Rate Survey, which found a steep increase in child care provider prices for w...