An analysis of prices for quality child care to inform the child development and care subsidy program.
Access to affordable, reliable, and safe child care is essential for thriving children, families, business, and communities. Yet, for many working families, child care is far from affordable. The Michigan Child Development and Care (CDC) program helps families afford quality child care by providing scholarships (formerly subsidies) to eligible families.
To understand current child care costs in Michigan and inform policymaking related to CDC implementation, PPA conducted a child care market rate survey and study of costs to provide high quality child care near the end of 2023. This issue brief (linked below) summarizes the study results.
