Child care

The Farm Bill, SNAP, and the childcare connection

SNAP helps families meet all basic needs, including childcare.

Latest in Child care
Garden of Dreams Preschool and Childcare Center takes root in a new location in Battle Creek

Garden of Dreams Preschool and Childcare Center has opened a new, expanded location in Battle Creek through a public-private partnership aimed at increasing access to quality childcare and strengthening the local workforce and economy.

CDFIs investments in childcare allows daycares like Detroit’s Lil Love Bugs to further invest in children’s futures

Childcare is not a family issue, but a workforce issue. Members of the MI CDFI Coalition showcase how investing in quality, affordable childcare and early childhood education positively impacts the entire community.

Early childhood millages strengthen childcare system

Kalamazoo childcare millage would be a test case for the state.

Why early childhood belongs on every Michigan voter’s ballot

Why Michigan voters should pay attention candidates' stands on childcare and early learning.

Childcare fraud myth misses the larger story

The disproven allegations have burdened providers and threaten access as fewer seek to enter the field.

A first-of-its-kind millage request on the August ballot to strengthen child care in Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo County voters will decide in August whether to approve a first-of-its-kind child care millage that would create long-term funding to lower costs for families, support early childhood educators, and expand access to quality child care.

Childcare workforce crisis fuels push for wage reforms

Without sustained investment, families will continue to have difficulty accessing stable, high-quality childcare.

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