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Renee Ernsting on Wisconsin’s child care costs and shortages

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 21, 2023

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Child Care Partnership Director Renee Ernsting describes the struggles of parents to afford child care and the hurdles providers face with staffing shortages in western Wisconsin and around the state.

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