Early Education Matters

Michigan's child care providers face a funding cliff that threatens their sustainability.

Child care providers face funding cliff as ARPA dollars fall away

As ARPA funding ends, it is estimated that about 1,261 Michigan childcare programs will close, impacting 56,648 children. 

Shelby Holman, Southern Imaginations’ CEO and managing member.
Southern Imaginations helps Michigan collect feedback and plot course for free PreK for All

A collaborative partner with the Policy Equity Group and a member of Governor Whitmer’s PreK for All taskforce, Southern Imaginations has been brought in to help formulate recommendations for rolling out free, universal pre-K to all Michigan 4-year-olds. 

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