How are Michigan’s families doing?
Rising costs, child care shortages and barriers to health care are straining Michigan families. What could help?
MI Families
MI Families shares the work of community organizations, healthcare providers, educators, employers, and other Michiganders as they work to create better health, educational access, and economic security for all Michigan families. It is made possible with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Is PreK for All meeting its goals?
Roadmap co-author encouraged by how the state is expanding its Great Start Readiness Program into universal pre-K.
Michigan’s free universal pre-K program could serve 70,000 4-year-olds this school year
Launched in 2023, PreK for All now has no income qualifications.
Free Wonderschool platform will help Michigan families find childcare faster
Scheduled to launch early 2027, the platform will connect parents to available childcare and preschool spaces with one application.
Rx Kids expansion to 60 Michigan communities is balancing family budgets and birthing healthier babies
The Michigan program is the largest unconditional cash transfer program for expectant parents in the country.
How public libraries instill literacy in littles
Libraries' children’s programming builds kindergarten readiness and a lifelong love for reading.
The Farm Bill, SNAP, and the childcare connection
SNAP helps families meet all basic needs, including childcare.
Childcare fraud myth misses the larger story
The disproven allegations have burdened providers and threaten access as fewer seek to enter the field.
Childcare workforce crisis fuels push for wage reforms
Without sustained investment, families will continue to have difficulty accessing stable, high-quality childcare.
Parents are first teachers, and, with resources, they can be the best teachers
Kent County's millage-funded programs step up when state funding steps out.
