Worzalla Asks Community to Partner on Solving Local Childcare Shortage

Worzalla, an employee-owned book printer specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, cookbooks, and hard-cover best sellers is inviting the community to discuss solutions to the child care shortage in Central Wisconsin. Worzalla, along with childcare company KinderCare, are inviting community members and employers to a one-hour virtual event on Tuesday, April 5 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss possible solutions.

As an employer of more than 350 employees at their Stevens Point facility, Worzalla recognizes the current childcare challenge many community members are facing and the impact it has on the workforce.

“With quality childcare in high demand and low supply, finding childcare can be a major stressor for employees and it can also be a barrier to employment,” said Brianne Petruzalek, Vice President of Human Resources at Worzalla. “In talking with parents regarding childcare, you will hear two primary concerns–wait lists are long and childcare is costly.”

In response to Wisconsin’s recently announced Partner Up! grant program, which will provide $10 million in funding to support partnerships between businesses who purchase slots at existing regulated childcare providers, Petruzalek said, “Partner Up! is a great start to addressing the childcare crisis in Wisconsin by making childcare more affordable for families. As a community, we also need to increase the supply of childcare. We’ve heard of waitlists exceeding 100 families with it taking six months or more to get a child enrolled in a center. Additionally, many companies in our community operate 24/7, yet evening and overnight childcare is seemingly non-existent.”
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