Milwaukee Succeeds

08/02/2026

This is how we translate program closures into a consistent measurement. By comparing closures to the average number of programs operating in a year, we get a clearer sense of how instability shows up across the ECE system. https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/blog/tracking-milwaukees-child-care-closures

08/01/2026

Meaningful impact starts with meaningful connection. Through our latest round of Capacity Building Grants, community partners engaged 203 Milwaukee students through programming centered on youth voice, leadership and opportunity. 🌟 https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/success-stories

07/31/2026

Understanding closures isn’t just about counting programs – it’s about understanding access. When we see where programs are disappearing, we get a clearer sense of where child care options are shrinking and which communities are most at risk. https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/blog/tracking-milwaukees-child-care-closures

07/30/2026

Our latest round of Capacity Building Grants helped expand support for students across Milwaukee. 🌟 Through this work, community partners reached 13 schools throughout the city — creating more opportunities for youth connection, leadership and growth. https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/success-stories

07/29/2026

📊 The closure rate helps turn program loss into something we can track over time. By looking at how many ECE programs close over the course of a year, we can better understand where the system is most under strain. https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/blog/tracking-milwaukees-child-care-closures

07/28/2026

A key part of our Capacity Building Grants is supporting opportunities for authentic youth engagement. 🌱✨ When young people are invited into the conversation in intentional ways, their perspectives can highlight needs and ideas that might otherwise go unseen. 🎤💙 https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/success-stories

07/27/2026

🚨 Behind every ECE program closure is a story about capacity, pressure and survival in Milwaukee’s child care system. Our newest Stability Project blog explores what closure data reveals – and how it can help guide smarter support for ECE providers moving forward.

Over the course of the Stability Project, Milwaukee Succeeds has worked to better understand what instability in ECE really looks like – and what it means for our city. First came churn, then came stability. Now, we’re looking at the most visible and immediate form of instability: program closur...

07/26/2026

When students are exposed to college credit opportunities and career pathways early, it can shift what they believe is possible for themselves. 🌟 Our recent Capacity Building Grant helped remove barriers, broaden horizons and make careers in education feel more accessible to a wider range of young people. https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/success-stories

07/25/2026

Guidance isn’t just about steps and standards – it’s about relationships. Our AFP Closeout coaches focused on understanding each provider’s vision and values, creating a foundation of support that made the accreditation process achievable 🚀 https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/blog/supporting-providers-on-the-path-to-accreditation

07/24/2026

🚪 The next piece of the Stability Project is here! The closure metric looks at where early childhood education programs are closing in Milwaukee and what those patterns reveal about the health of our child care system. Explore the data and see how it completes the bigger picture of stability, churn and change in ECE. http://milwaukeesucceeds.org/our-research -childhood-education