MI Families

MI Families shares the work of community organizations, healthcare providers, educators, employers, and other Michiganders as they work to create better health, educational access, and economic security for all Michigan families. It is made possible with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best.

Detroit early education programs serve as excellent models for PreK for All

Many great examples of pre-K programs that have been well executed exist across the nation. Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best.

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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