49.1335 Child care access program.
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49.1335 Child care access program.
(1)In this section, “rural area” means a city, town, or village with a population of less than 10,000 or a county with a population of less than 50,000.
(a)The department shall award to Wonderschool, Inc., a grant of $1,000,000 from the allocation under s. 49.175
(qm)in fiscal year 2025-26 and a grant of $1,000,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.437
(bp)in fiscal year 2026-27 to do all of the following:
1. Launch an online software platform that is linked to the department’s website to connect child care providers with child care workers.
2. Build child care capacity in this state.
(b)Of any moneys expended to meet the requirements of par.
(a)2. , at least 60 percent shall be expended to build child care capacity in rural areas.
(3)From the appropriation under s. 20.437
(bp), the department shall award a grant of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27 to Supporting Families Together Association that it shall use to provide funding to child care resource and referral agencies for services that build child care capacity and increase access to quality child care in this state, including all of the following: