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Average Hourly Wage of Child Care Teacher in Portage County

Measurement Period: 2016

Why is this important?

We must recruit and retain high quality child care providers in order to market our community as a well sought-after place for families to work and live. This continues to be a challenge in Portage County due to low wages and lack of benefits. High quality child care programs need resources to pay the full cost of quality care to attract, train, and retain a competent work force. In 2016, only 59% of child care staff in central Wisconsin had paid sick days and only 24% of programs surveyed offered health insurance.

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County: Portage

$10
Source: Childcaring - Central WI Early Education Resources
Measurement period: 2016
Maintained by: United Way of Portage County
Last update: April 2023
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Compared to the prior value, Portage ($10) is less and worse than the previously measured value ($11).
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($11)

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Filed under: Economy / Income, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Social Determinants of Health, Children, Teens, Adults, Men, Women, Workforce, People with Disabilities

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