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The state of licensed child care in Wisconsin

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Wisconsin licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Wisconsin has 4,687 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Wisconsin does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 33.9% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Janesville 4200
Eau Claire 6600
Racine 5900
Brookfield 2900
Waukesha 3200
Green Bay 10100
Cottage Grove 1300
Madison 22800
Appleton 6100
West Allis 2600

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.