MIGRANT DAY CARE PROGRAM
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UMOS continues to operate a state funded Migrant Day Care Program. Since its
inception, the migrant day care program has been tailored to address the unique
childcare needs of migrant and seasonal farm workers in the State of Wisconsin.
The UMOS Migrant Day Care Program has a state-wide network of licensed
childcare providers in either center-based program option or certified in-home
care providers that deliver quality childcare services throughout Wisconsin.
Through this program option, UMOS is funded to provide services to 344 children
of migrant and seasonal farm worker families between the ages of six weeks to
12 years of age.
In 2007 UMOS provided services to 343 children through this program. The Migrant
Day Care program provides the much needed funding to augment the Migrant Head
Start Program by serving as a "wrap around program" for migrant and seasonal
Head Start centers.
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This program allows Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS)-eligible families
the opportunity to receive childcare services prior to the commencement and
after the closure of the Migrant Head Start Program. Services are provided
indirectly through licensed and/or certified providers and through center-based
operations. Extended services during the MSHS operational season can range from
12 to 14 hours, including Saturday services during peak harvest periods. UMOS
provides these extended hours through a combination of UMOS operated facilities
and childcare operators.
