Wisconsin Shares Statistical Reports

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

Balance of State

Milwaukee County

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.

Families and Children Served by Local Agency

• Shares Families Served by Local Agency
• Shares Children Served by Local Agency

Additional Wisconsin Shares Reports

• Child Care Expenditures by Quarter
• Children Served by Age Group - Quarterly
• Served Children by Provider Type - Quarterly
• Served Families by Family Size - Monthly
• Served Families by Reported Family Income Range - Monthly
• Served Families by Their Income as Percent of Federal Poverty Level - Monthly
• Wisconsin Shares Subsidy Payments - Quarterly