Wisconsin Shares Statistical Reports

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The following information includes Statistical Reports for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.

View the monthly reports on the number of children and families served by the Wisconsin Shares program, as well as expenditure amounts.

Visit Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to learn more about the Wisconsin Shares Market Rate Surveys.

Download an Excel file of the below data.

Families and Children Served by Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program (Last 24 Months)

Statewide

Yr./Mo. Families Served Children Served Issuances
2024/10 18,898 33,409 $31,217,413
2024/09 18,242 32,336 $29,558,625
2024/08 19,087 34,943 $33,794,564
2024/07 18,918 34,601 $34,763,903
2024/06 18,935 34,474 $33,925,279
2024/05 18,442 32,443 $29,998,881
2024/04 18,210 32,155 $29,772,949 
2024/03 17,920 31,795 $29,623,512 
2024/02 17,763 31,535 $29,010,255
2024/01 17,599 31,271 $28,767,449
2023/12 17,523 31,093 $29,027,397 
2023/11 17,446 30,740 $28,191,547
2023/10 17,197 30,200 $27,556,994
2023/09 16,499 29,078 $22,160,906
2023/08 17,801 35,562 $29,622,191
2023/07 17,720 32,319 $30,218,738
2023/06 18,300 33,127 $28,117,771
2023/05 17,790 31,347 $24,820,477
2023/04 17,619 31,197 $24,889,927
2023/03 17,690 31,361 $24,549,613
2023/02 17,367 30,720 $23,803,240
2023/01 17,410 30,713 $23,492,709
2022/12 17,301 30,556 $24,344,865
2022/11 17,386 30,544 $23,552,424

Balance of State

Yr./Mo. Families Served Children Served Issuances
2024/10 7,547 11,558 $9,419,291
2024/09 7,294 11,212 $8,953,097
2024/08 7,761 12,523 $10,714,928
2024/07 7,770 12,556 $11,156,520
2024/06 7,777 12,474 $10,965,427
2024/05 7,508 11,491 $9,173,909
2024/04 7,467 11,544 $9,317,950
2024/03 7,316 11,278 $9,023,478 
2024/02 7,225 11,123 $8,855,942 
2024/01 7,193 11,123 $8,875,639
2023/12 7,108 10,932 $8,623,377 
2023/11 7,081 10,821 $8,528,699
2023/10 7,012 10,725 $8,446,809
2023/09 6,659 10,301 $6,730,591
2023/08 7,316 11,863 $9,415,853
2023/07 7,286 11,788 $9,364,370
2023/06 7,566 12,201 $8,843,547
2023/05 7,257 11,253 $7,631,692
2023/04 7,267 11,364 $7,639,886
2023/03 7,388 11,592 $7,898,325
2023/02 7,205 11,207 $7,451,383
2023/01 7,236 11,304 $7,456,895
2022/12 7,130 11,136 $7,338,302
2022/11 7,180 11,135 $7,340,211

Milwaukee County

Yr./Mo. Families Served Children Served Issuances
2024/10 11,353 21,854 $27,798,123
2024/09 10,950 21,131 $20,605,527
2024/08 11,328 22,430 $23,079,636
2024/07 11,151 22,058 $23,607,383
2024/06 11,162 22,012 $22,959,852
2024/05 10,935 20,958 $20,824,972
2024/04 10,743 20,618 $20,454,999
2024/03 10,605 20,525 $20,600,034 
2024/02 10,539 20,415 $20,154,313 
2024/01 10,407 20,151 $19,891,810
2023/12 10,415 20,163 $20,404,020
2023/11 10,366 19,925 $19,662,848
2023/10 10,186 19,480 $19,110,184
2023/09 9,841 18,780 $15,430,316
2023/08 10,486 20,702 $20,206,338
2023/07 10,434 20,532 $20,854,368
2023/06 10,736 20,934 $19,274,224
2023/05 10,535 20,098 $17,188,785
2023/04 10,352 19,835 $17,250,042
2023/03 10,302 19,771 $16,651,288
2023/02 10,162 19,515 $16,351,857
2023/01 10,175 19,412 $16,035,815
2022/12 10,171 19,423 $17,006,563
2022/11 10,207 19,414 $16,212,213
2022/10 10,056 19,038 $15,678,794

 

Additional Wisconsin Shares Information

Definitions and Disclaimers

Served: Served means any family or child that has a transaction (i.e., EBT payment for child care) within a given month. Statewide family and child counts are unduplicated in the event a parent changes residency between Milwaukee and balance of state.

Issuances: As of January 1, 2022, the issuance amount totals the transaction amounts paid to child care providers.

Copayment / Parent Share: DCF 201.02(7m) (7m) “ Copayment” means an amount that is calculated by the department's automation system based on s. DCF 201.08 (1) (a) and (2) (bm) that reduces the amount of a parent's subsidy payment. DCF 201.02 Note: See the definition of “parent's share” in s. DCF 201.02 (17e). Parents are required to pay the difference between what the child care provider charges for care and what Wisconsin Shares covers. This is considered the “Parent Share.”

YoungStar Quality Adjustment

As of January 2024, the YoungStar Quality Adjustment process changed. For more information on the current process, visit the YoungStar Quality Adjustment webpage. 

From January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023, the YoungStar Quality Adjustments were paid through the Child Care Counts Payment Program. 

For additional details about how funding amounts were calculated, visit Child Care Counts: Stabilization Payment Program and view the “How Payments are Determined” section for the timeframe you are reviewing. For data regarding Child Care Counts awards, visit Child Care Counts Payments Data. 

Wisconsin Shares Subsidy Changes

Effective October 1, 2023, subsidies changed from an hourly amount to a part-time or full-time amount. Parents can also receive funds to pay limited registration fees, which are included in “Issuances.” Additional details about these changes can be found at Wisconsin Shares Policy Changes.

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