‘We don’t want this to be another barrier’: Milwaukee Area Technical College closes child care gap for its student-parents

MILWAUKEE — One in five undergraduate students are also parents, according to the American Council on Education. Those student-parents are faced with balancing the often-conflicting demands of higher education and family life.

That’s why Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) opened Little Stormers Village at its downtown Milwaukee campus. It’s a drop-in child care center for students with young children.

What You Need To Know

  • Milwaukee Area Technical College provides free, drop-in child care at its new Little Stormers Village on downtown Milwaukee’s campus
  • Children ages 6 months to 10 years old are welcome, for up to three hours
  • The child care center is available for MATC student-parents on a first-come, first-serve basis
  • Little Stormers Village is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in M172, which is across the hall from the 6th Street Café on the first floor of the M Building

It’s been a big help for MATC student, Keyona Turner, who will be graduating this spring with a degree in nursing…

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