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Platteville board weighs reserving staff child-care slots at new Southwest Health center
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Platteville School District board discussed reserving a limited number of staff child-care slots at a new Southwest Health Campus center managed by New Horizons, balancing retention benefits against the district’s potential financial liability if reserved spots go unused.
At its April 8, 2026 regular meeting, the Platteville School District discussed whether to reserve a small number of child-care slots for district staff at a new center opening at the Southwest Health Campus and to be operated by New Horizons. District staff said the center is expected to open in October and that the district helped write grants to support the project.
District operations lead Mr. Babel told the board that reserving spots could be a significant retention and recruitment tool but carries financial risk: under the draft contract the district would be responsible for paying for any reserved spot that a district staff member did not fill. "If we do not have four of our…
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