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Parenting Place reports 189 added child-care slots and reduced waitlist in La Crosse
Summary
The Parenting Place reported adding 189 child-care slots in La Crosse through December 2025, distributing $361,518 in grants, reopening 114 slots via Back to Capacity grants, and reducing the local waitlist by 738; an employer survey (309 respondents) found most pay more than federal affordability guidance and many have considered leaving work due to childcare constraints.
Kaley Nix, Child Care Development Coordinator at The Parenting Place, told the commission that the organization’s child-care work added 189 child-care slots in La Crosse through December 2025 and distributed $361,518 to local programs through grants and support. “Through the Back to Capacity grama, 114 child care slots were reopened,” Nix said, and she reported that 10 new child-care programs…
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