YoungStar Five Year Plan

The Department of Children and Families received approval from the Joint Committee on Finance for a five-year sustainability plan that outlines YoungStar policy and implementation. Read about DCF's Five-Year Plan at each link below.

• Overview Letter to Co-Chairs
  • A November 2010 letter from DCF to the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance providing an overview of the YoungStar Five-Year Plan. It describes the rating system design, implementation, and provider and parent outreach information.
• Financial Request Letter to Co-Chairs
  • A November 2010 letter from DCF to the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance requesting release of federal funds for continued support of YoungStar.
• YoungStar Five-Year Plan
  • A 38-page PDF document of the YoungStar Five-Year Plan submitted to Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance on November 22, 2010.
• Five-Year Plan Appendices
  • A 36-page PDF document with a selection of maps and charts providing a variety of YoungStar details, including locations of colleges and universities with T.E.A.C.H. scholarship recipients, listing of trainings provided by Supporting Families Together (SFTA) and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA), county maps showing households receiving and providers accepting Wisconsin Shares, and more.
• YoungStar Appeals Process
  • A PDF document outlining the YoungStar appeals process that a child care provider/program will follow to appeal a star rating.
• Other YoungStar History and Background Details