Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visited Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore yesterday to tour the college’s Child Care Center.
The governor’s appearance was an effort to highlight the importance of making childcare accessible and affordable, in order to support and bolster the state’s workforce.
The Southwest Tech Child Care Center has received $310-thousand dollars in Child Care Counts funding. In addition, 38 providers in Grant County have been awarded around $6-point-one million dollars through the program.
Evers’ visit was an opportunity to highlight the program and reinforce that his 2025-27 Executive Budget allocates more than $500 million to help lower childcare costs, support the childcare industry, and invest in employer-sponsored childcare.
