CHILD CARE MAPPING PROJECT
Overview

Child Care Mapping Project

Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) Logo The Child Care Mapping Project is an effort to provide transparency about the historical and current state of child care supply throughout the state of Michigan.  This project supports the development of new data infrastructure that policymakers and program leaders can use to help ensure that families across the state of Michigan have adequate access to high-quality child care services.  The maps available through this project support work in local communities across the state as they work to expand child care opportunities through the local Great Start Collaboratives/Great Start Family Coalitions (GSC/GSFC), Economic Development Organizations (EDO), Regional Child Care Coalitions and other partners. The data provided helps identify progress being made. 

Available Maps and Charts:


This project was initially funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, awarded by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), as part of the Caring for MI Future initiative. To support MiLEAP’s ongoing initiative to help with supply building, funding for this project has been continued using Child Care Development Funds (CCDF). 

For more information:
MSU researcher receives Michigan Department of Education grant for Childcare Services Mapping Project | Human Development and Family Studies

People:

Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu
Principal Investigator
Associate Director for Community Evaluation Programs, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies


Miles McNeal
Co-Principal Investigator
Director, Community-Engaged Research


Steve Miller
Investigator
Director, Center for Economic Analysis


Additional Members:

Marissa Castellana, Holli Schlukebir