Child Care

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In May of 2022, the City of Sun Prairie received a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) to address the need of building childcare supply in the community. As part of this grant, the City and a group of community stakeholders participated in a strategic supply-building planning process. The outcome of this process was a Strategic Supply-Building Plan, which focused on three main goals:

1.) Develop a consortium of child care providers in sun Prairie and align regional childcare resources to help support the local child care industry while encouraging more regulated childcare options in the community.

2.) Build the child care workforce in Sun Prairie through advocacy and partnerships, and increased community awareness.

3.) Establish a grant program with rolling deadlines, to be administered by the City of Sun Prairie, aimed at increasing and retaining child care providers in Sun Prairie. Please note that at this time, no funding is available for a grant program. If this changes, this website will be updated.

 Read the full Strategic Supply-Building Plan here.

Resources for Sun Prairie Child Care Providers

Resources for Families Seeking Childcare

Community Stakeholders

The important work of addressing childcare challenges in Sun Prairie cannot be done without a diverse representation of stakeholders in the community. The Core Team guiding this work is made up of representatives from various community organizations including the City of Sun Prairie, the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce, Sun Prairie Area School District, Sun Prairie YMCA, Sun Prairie Explore Children's Museum, Reach Dane, and a variety of other local child care providers.