The childcare sector is plagued by market failures. It’s too expensive for families, who often spend more on childcare than on their rent or mortgage, but at the same time the profit margins are too…
As part of an annual report on the wellbeing of children in the state, the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP) is emphasizing the need for stronger investments into childcare. On Wednesday, the League released…
A legislative proposal in the next state education budget could hurt private childcare providers, individuals working in the industry said at a Tuesday press conference in Lansing. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to offer…
More than seven months after the expiration of $24 billion in federal funds that buoyed our country’s childcare sector during the pandemic, newly analyzed census data has underscored the critical need for stronger state-level investments…