It is time that the state met the childcare needs of working families and the business community while promoting stronger educational outcomes for the next generation of workers.
Child care in Michigan
Stories about what happens to kids with care before kindergarten begins.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan families urgently need more child care investment
Despite receiving this federal funds for child care support months ago, lawmakers in Lansing have barely budged on getting these dollars to Michigan families and child care providers.
Posted inTalent & Education
Leftover child care money gives a boost to cash-strapped Michigan providers
The $105 million payout comes from federal funds that weren’t spent because of COVID.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion: Parents, employers and Michigan split cost of child care? You bet!
A pilot program offers an innovative way to help families afford child care, and employers help retain workers struggling with costs.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan child care providers left in lurch as lawmakers go on vacation
Lawmakers went on summer break before allocating $1.4 billion in federal COVID aid for child care. That’s left some worrying about making payroll.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion: Michigan families need – and deserve – high quality child care
Republicans and Democrats are working together in Lansing to improve access to affordable child care.
Posted inMichigan Government
Whitmer pitches $1.4 billion plan making Michigan child care more affordable
Under a plan announced Monday, about 150,000 more Michigan children would be eligible for free or low-cost child care.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Lack of child care now a ‘crisis’ facing Michigan’s workforce
The state’s economic recovery from the pandemic may be limited, officials say, as fewer child care options keep women out of the workforce. It’s a business issue, too, for child care providers seeking available workers.
Posted inMichigan Government
Whitmer pitches big expansion of Michigan’s free preschool for 4-year-olds
A proposed $405 million infusion to the Great Start Readiness Program could come from federal COVID funds and the state’s school aid fund. It would provide free preschool to 17,000 more children from low- and moderate-income families.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan schools asked to open emergency child care centers for ‘essential workers’
In the latest sign of how bad things could get, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asks schools to set up emergency child care centers for the children of “essential workers,” from doctors to grocery stockers, needed in the pandemic fight.