child care

The Our Strong Start program hopes to connect potential entrepreneurs with advisors who can help them with issues like licensing or finding a space.

The state plans to renovate buildings, contribute to startup funding and recruit staff.

This round of grants comes from federal COVID relief funds and totals $365 million. Another $365 million was awarded in the fall, to more than 5,800 providers.

Oakland County is trying to help families struggling with child care costs by using some of its federal stimulus money to fund child care scholarships for 1,000 families.

Families received the first Child Tax Credit in July. Four months later, here's how it's impacting them.

Michigan’s Legislature is moving a package of bills designed to streamline operations for the state’s beleaguered childcare industry. Not only have day-to-day operations changed radically because of COVID, but the industry’s financial model has been thrown into chaos because of the statewide labor shortage. In this episode, you'll hear two perspectives on Michigan's childcare crisis.

Parents need child care and child care centers need workers. Today, we'll talk about what it would take to put more than a band-aid on the needs of families statewide. Also, the story of a pioneering conservationist Up North. And, food writer Alex Beggs warms up our recipe box with seasonal food to fall for.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer outlined economic recovery plans Thursday that include state support for wage hikes and child care.The plan would use federal…

Child care centers are struggling to keep their doors open during the pandemic. Many say they're facing the double challenges of losing customers and new safety regulations.

Today on Stateside, Michigan’s political world got baked into an upside down cake on Thursday as former Republican Governor Rick Snyder endorsed Joe…