YoungStar

The legislature's budget committee takes up the YoungStar childcare rating system Wednesday. The system would tie Wisconsin Shares childcare subsidy payments to the quality of the care. YoungStar is estimated to cost $65 million over six years. The Department of Children and Families says the crackdown on fraud in Wisconsin Shares has resulted in a projected $100 million savings over two years, but just about $10 million of that would go toward starting the rating system. Legislators have questions about the cost of the new program going forward and expect to voice those concerns at tomorrow's hearing.