COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. -- Learning Ladder Preschool and Childcare announced this week that they will have to permanently close on August 23. The daycare facility was built in 1990, and in 1994 the ...

Staffing shortages Learning Ladder is serving 111 kids but could be serving many more, manager Steven Goodhart told Schwank. The center is licensed for up to 179 kids.