APPLETON (WLUK) — Wisconsin’s childcare bridge payments are set to expire on Tuesday, $110 million payments funded by state taxpayers and given straight to childcare providers.
“They have gone toward the things that make quality early care and education possible every single day,” said Nicole Seebruck Zellmer of Bridges Child Enrichment Center in Appleton. “They have allowed us to maintain lower child-to-staff ratios, giving our teachers the time and capacity to truly meet each child’s individual needs.”
The program was included for one year between 2025-2026 as part of the state’s biennial budget, replacing the federal relief that benefitted childcare providers since near the beginning of the pandemic…