Child Care Mapping Project

The Child Care Mapping Project is supported by federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, awarded by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) as part of the Caring for MI Future initiative. Caring for MI Future is a $100 million investment that will help more Michigan families find quality, affordable child care in their community by opening 1,000 new, or expanded, child care programs by the end of 2024. Funding for the Child Care Mapping Project will support the development of new data infrastructure that policymakers and program leaders can use to help ensure that families across the state of Michigan have equitable access to high-quality child care services. Funding was provided from MiLEAP utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Available Maps and Charts:

• The Licensed Provider Changes (2022 to Today) map compares and maps the number of licensed child care providers and slots in 2022, 2023, 2024 and today. 
• Michigan’s Child Care Deserts map illustrates how many children are competing for one licensed child care slot in an area.
• Michigan's Licensed Providers map shows the location of current licensed child care providers by county and the distribution of slots by community characteristics.
• The Child Development and Care (CDC) Scholarship Usage map shows providers accepting CDC scholarships and not accepting scholarships in June/July 2024 in relation to community characteristics.
• The Areas with High Needs and Urgency map categorizes Michigan’s counties by their child care need as either “urgent” or “high priority.”
• The Caring for MI Future Investments map breaks down prelicensure grant, start up grant, and facility improvement grant awards by county.
• The Child Care Providers’ Utilization of Caring for MI Future Resources map reports prelicensure grant, startup grant, facility improvement grant, and business sustainability funding usage by county.

 

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