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National studies show that families in lower income brackets struggle to afford or even find childcare, but those in the middle income bracket are feeling it, too.
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Northern Michigan is experiencing a childcare crisis. Parents can’t find affordable childcare. Employers are struggling to hire and retain workers and childcare providers can’t afford to lower their prices and boost.
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Families need more childcare options, providers need more money and employers need help. That’s according to a new report published last week by the Child Care Initiative at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey.
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This is the second story in our series, “Our Lives Have Changed” about how the COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped life in northern Michigan.Even before…
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Today on Stateside , one couple’s experience of recovery from COVID-19. We hear how they had to relearn everything, from walking to communication. Also,...
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On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order mandating people stay in their homes. People who work in hospitals, pharmacies and grocery…
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A program that’s been providing services to Leelanau County young children for twenty years is out of money. To save it, the program’s supporters are…
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A new federal law requiring stricter background checks could force some child care providers out of business. Starting in October, all adults living in a…
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Northern Michigan has a child care crisis. Child care centers are closing, and parents find themselves on long waiting lists to find care for their…
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Child care is hard to find in northern Michigan. Parents face year-long waiting lists to find someone to take care of their infants while they’re at work,…