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Waunakee board braces for new state 4K "Get Kids Ready" program; centers warn of tight finances
Summary
Waunakee Community School District board members on Wednesday heard public pleas from 4K providers and a staff briefing on Get Kids Ready, a new state 4K program that requires providers to choose between state and district contracts in 2026-27.
Waunakee Community School District board members on Wednesday heard a series of public comments from local 4K providers and a district briefing on a new state program called Get Kids Ready that will begin in the 2026-27 school year and requires providers to choose either the state contract or a district contract for the same year.
Providers asked the district to protect existing community partnerships by considering an increased district investment in 4K. Bridal Fitzgibbon, owner of the Village Early Childhood Center, told the board her center's reimbursement rose from about $3,300 per child in 2015 to roughly $3,600 now, while operating costs have climbed sharply. Fitzgibbon said her center lost about $30,700 in 2023 and $30,300 in…
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