Wisconsin Early Childhood Association’s executive director Ruth Schmidt joined Department of Children and Families secretary Reggie Bicha on For the Record this weekend. They discussed early education and the proposed child care quality rating and improvement system, YoungStar. Watch the full interview by clicking on the link below.

For The Record: Early Childhood Education.

The interview comes at an important time as the future of YoungStar is currently being discussed in the legislature. The Joint Finance Committee- the group responsible for deciding whether or not the system will be funded- will hold a meeting on YoungStar on Wednesday June 23 at 10am.