Chippewa Valley Village - Child Care Provider Network

10/24/2025

Sending love, joy, and peace to all this weekend💛

Rest is not a pause — it’s a gift.

As our little ones dream beneath the pines, we’re reminded to embrace the calm, celebrate the season, and find joy in the moment.

Wishing everyone a restful and joy-filled weekend🌻✨

09/05/2025

Calling all home-based providers✨️

Here is a chance to attend an exclusive local retreat geared specifically for you. A chance to relax and recharge❤️

A few commuter spots available for a fraction of the cost. Reach out to Learning 4 Life, LLC for details as registration closes Friday September 5th.

www.l4lconnections.com/spark-retreat

Learning 4 Life is a learning and education resource for all ages (0 - 99+) shifting the paradigm of learning for individuals through guided experiences.

08/17/2025

Grateful for a day of learning, connecting and growing with others who care for littles❤️

Special shout out to Wisconsin Family Child Care Association, Satellite Family Child Care System, and Child Care Partnership for helping make this day possible✨️

08/15/2025

Tomorrow...
Menomonie...
Mini Conference...
Don't miss it!
Play is Powerful❣️

*Registration for the morning sessions is still available and walk-ins welcome.

07/24/2025

Thanks for the shout out Ms. Julia's Schoolia!

Julia said there was a lot of value in talking about how hard things are in childcare today. She also spoke about the value she's found in the Chippewa Valley Village - Child Care Provider Network which has monthly meet ups.

"It's kind of a support group with some educational opportunities," she said. "There is a huge desire for connection among childcare providers..."

Grateful for providers like you who attend and continue to make a difference in our community and the future!

~Source was EC Leader-Telegram

07/01/2025

Big news today for regulated child care providers!🎉

"Last budget, Governor Tony Evers proposed making the wildly popular Child Care Counts permanent. When Legislative leaders rejected it, he took extraordinary measures to reallocate pandemic funding to support child care the last two years.

Those funds are exhausted (and so are child care workers and working parents).

Today, the Governor announced a deal with Republican AND Democratic legislative leaders to invest $330 million in child care across Wisconsin. It includes:

✅ The first ever state-funded child care program
✅ Direct provider payments and subsidies for working families
✅ Enhanced payments for providers caring for infants/toddlers in the Wisconsin Shares program.

This deal is historic and it’s a compromise. That is how divided government works.

But we would not be here today without the tireless advocacy of child care providers and parents fighting everyday to make essential child care more affordable and accessible.

Finally, a special shout out to DCF Secretary Emeritus Emilie Amundson, who guided child care and families through the pandemic and built the foundation for this deal. This is her legacy."

- DCF Secretary Jeff Pertl

To learn more about the bipartisan deal, visit https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/3e772a0

06/11/2025

Amazing conversation ✨️
Amazing connection ❤️

Thank you DCF for allowing us a space for our voices to be heard👂
Thank you to all who came out to participate in this awesome evening of raising the voices of family child care providers in the Chippewa Valley🥰

Our voices matter. Let's keep coming together and strengthen that voice💪

06/10/2025

All set up for tonight's meetup😊
Come connect with us anytime between 6 and 8 at Wheaton Family Restaurant & 29 Pines Conference Center ✨️

06/08/2025

Let's all do our part to educate our community and those that represent us about the importance of early childhood development and those that nurture and care for our future ❤️✨️❤️

Statement and Action Alert: WFCCA thanks Governor Evers for his continued leadership and investment in child care in Wisconsin. We call on ALL legislators to invest boldly in Wisconsin’s child care system in the biennial budget. This is not just a family issue, it’s an economic one.

Reach out to your State Representatives and Senators!
Templates for $480 Million: https://www.livebinders.com/b/3508345
Letter Writing Portal: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/wisconsin-must-invest-in-child-care-in-the-2025-27-state-budget?source=direct_link
Find your officials: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/My-Elected-Officials

06/07/2025

📢Come and join the talk Tuesday, June 10th 6-8📢

DCF will be present in person at Wheaton Family Restaurant to discuss work on a project for potential licensing and certification rule revisions. They have two primary goals of the project:

✔️Increase access to regulated family child care, and

✔️Streamlining rules to decrease barriers without compromising health and safety of children in care.

They would love to speak with providers to gain feedback on potentially increasing max group sizes for family child care and how to streamline rules. Those who are already regulated as well as those that have chosen not to become regulated due to barriers are welcome. They don't know what they don't know.

✨Come have your voice heard and invite others to do the same.

✉️Due to the potential interest in this discussion. Please RSVP by leaving a comment or email your reply to Michelle at L4L.HappyLearning@gmail.com as soon as possible. If you can't make it, please feel free to also forward your thoughts and they will be given to the DCF representative.

05/22/2025

Let's do better for our children. We are stronger together. Let's rewrite our future. Please help spread awareness ✨️

05/05/2025

Let's share with others how amazing the Chippewa Valley is by uplifting all our providers❤️ Family centers, group centers, certified in-home, and even friend family neighbor care, we all have a place in shaping our future in a positive way✨️
Fill the comments with joy and gratitude😊

💙Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!💙
Let’s celebrate the amazing work of early childhood providers with a fun comment tag chain!

We pour our hearts into this work every day—now let’s share a little love and appreciation for what we do.

✏️Fill in the blank in the comments:
"I love being a provider because _________."

🏷 Tag an early childhood provider, and thank them for their hard work!

Let’s fill this post with love and inspiration for all the amazing providers out there!