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

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 an ...

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 the ...

LANSING, Mich — A child care program offered through the State of Michigan announced an eligibility expansion this week, allowing for more Michiganders to qualify for its benefits. The Michigan ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

A growing crisis in Michigan's child care system is forcing families to send their children out of state for necessary care, as the s ...

A new Michigan law allows child care centers in Michigan to install temporary door locks to keep children safe in the event ...

The bill looks to put $250 million each year toward the three-year pilot that would give grants to states who would offer a ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A Novi-headquartered child care giant was ranked as one of ...

Hundreds of schools and child care centers across Michigan are getting a big financial boost to install equipment to protect children’s drinking water. Roughly $50 million in grant funds is going to ...

Stanford researchers find that a growing number of child care providers can’t afford food, raising concerns about workforce ...