Michigan Sen. Aric Nesbitt calls for audit of child care providers following Minnesota probe

This week Republican state Senator Aric Nesbitt, who is running for governor, asked the state Auditor General to investigate ...
Cards Wire

Michigan database measures quality of your kid’s child care

There are many ways to measure a child care program's quality. Michigan's Great Start to Quality system is designed to ...
mlive

Michigan Republican Senate leader requests audit of state’s child care program

Michigan’s Senate Republican Leader has requested the state’s auditor general investigate a program providing early care and ...

Top GOP Senator, gubernatorial candidate seeks audit of Michigan child development, care program

Updated at 12:55 p.m. With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ending his reelection campaign in light of alleged widespread fraud in the ...
Detroit Free Press

A Michigan program aims to change a big problem in child care and early education

The vast majority of child care providers in Michigan cannot afford to offer their employees benefits. A new state pilot program looks to change that and reduce employee turnover by setting up ...
WKAR

Audit highlights communication struggles in Michigan Child Development and Care Program

A new state audit is highlighting concerns with how Michigan runs a childcare assistance program for low-income residents. The report covers an 18-month period from October 2022 through March of ...
NPR

How some families in Michigan are coping with the high costs of child care

Though more people are choosing not to have children in the U.S., child care remains hard to find and expensive. In Michigan, some families are trying something different. More Americans are ...
Detroit Free Press

Advocates: More money needed for child care in Whitmer’s budget before 'crisis gets worse'

Nearly 300 parents, child care workers and other advocates rallied in Lansing at an annual Early Childhood Capitol Day on Wednesday. Though providers and advocates said they were grateful for ...