Child Care Network

10/29/2026

📣 Out in the community! Our Community Programs Specialist Liz spent the day connecting with attendees, sharing resources, and debuting our Child Care Help Card at Project Connect in Lenawee County yesterday. We love opportunities to engage with the community and spread the word about what we do! ✨

A special thank you to Lenawee County Project Connect for hosting this event and providing us an opportunity to connect with the community! 💜🤝

Want to learn more? Click the link below to view our new Child Care Help Card:

https://childcarenetwork-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/oburnstein_childcarenetwork_org/IQB2-T5X1K8ESaEY9hdyOKHNAbPN-CTlkyYRDlGnQsiBf24

10/26/2026

Looking for a fun and meaningful space that makes a difference in the lives of the children and family in your community? We are hiring! 🎉

These full-time, salaried positions are open for applications now until filled:

🍎Community Programs Specialist, Regional Child Care Coalition - Region 6
🍎Quality Improvement Coach - Great Start to Quality Resource Center - Region 6
🍎Infant Toddler Coach - Great Start to Quality Resource Center - Region 6

Interested in joining our team? Learn more at: https://www.childcarenetwork.org/join-our-team
Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume to: [email protected].

Know someone who would be perfect for this role? Tag them below or send this post their way! 😎📮

10/12/2026

Today we honor the history, resilience, and rich culture of indigenous communities. Take a moment today to learn, respect, and uplift their voices.



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10/09/2026

Child Care Network will be closed this Monday, October 12 in observation of Indigenous People's Day. We will reopen Tuesday, October 13.

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10/02/2026

Thank you all who attended the Business Expo, Saturday September 19!

This event was designed to support child care programs with access to trusted vendors, strategic resources, and community partners that help their programs thrive. When we invest in the business side of early education, we strengthen the quality of child care for children and families!

Special thanks to Align Center for Workforce Development for donating their space for the event, Lakeshore Learning for sponsoring the giveaway, and the vendors listed below:

Child Care Back Office
Mid Michigan Child Care Food Program
ECE subhub
Early Learning Ventures
GLP Financial Group
Lenawee Now
Our Strong Start (MiLEAP: Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential)
Regional Child Care Coalition (CCN)
MiRegistry (CCN)
Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (CCN)
Great Start to Quality

09/25/2026

Our Regional Child Care Coalition staff had the honor of recognizing employers in Region 6 and 9 at the Child Care Champions of Michigan 2026 event yesterday in East Lansing. Congratulations to Suncrest Child Care Center/Lapeer County Medical Care Facility and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation for being Child Care Champions!

We all have a shared role in our communities to make sure child care is part of economic development. Collectively, we have shared power to make lasting systems change and to make early childhood part of our everyday work, impacting thousands of families. When early childhood works, we all work.

Where do you have influence? What would be different if you were a child care champion because you chose to act?

View press release here: https://bit.ly/4dDHt8h

09/24/2026

We are thrilled to share that Child Care Network will continue supporting our early education programs in Region 9 for the Great Start to Quality Resource Center work, and now we have the privilege of extending that support to Regions 8 and 6! As we move through this transition, we thank our communities in advance for your support and for your grace. We look forward to connecting with early education programs and community partners across the regions and continuing this important work together!

View the press release here: https://bit.ly/GSQRC2026

Michigan is strengthening support for child care providers and early learning programs across the state.

MiLEAP and the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) have announced seven organizations selected to operate Great Start to Quality Resource Centers across all 10 of Michigan’s economic development regions, beginning Oct. 1.

The Resource Centers will provide coaching, technical assistance, training and resources to help child care providers strengthen program quality and support high-quality early learning experiences for children and families.

This work also supports Every Child Reads by helping early childhood programs build the language, literacy and communication skills children need for future reading success.

09/16/2026

The Child Care Business Expo is this Saturday!
RSVP: https://bit.ly/CCbizexpo26 We hope to see you there!

🔅Join us! Child Care Network is hosting a Business Expo designed specifically to support child care providers as small business owners in our community.

🔅This in-person, open-house–style event is tailored to the unique needs of child care providers. It’s a relaxed opportunity to connect, learn, and explore business resources that can help you grow and sustain your program.

🔅At the expo, you can:
-Network with fellow child care providers who are business owners
-Connect with experts across a variety of business supports
-Discover supports and services built for your business needs

Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Align Center for Workforce Development (440 E. Church St. Adrian, MI 49221)
This is a drop-in, drop-out event. Attendees may stay as long as they like. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.

RVSP: https://bit.ly/CCbizexpo26

09/12/2026

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09/09/2026

📣Provider Alert for programs who participate in the CDC Scholarship Program
MiLEAP has been informed that the Michigan Office of Auditor General (OAG) will be conducting an audit of the CDC Scholarship program beginning this week.

Audits are a routine part of government oversight and help support program integrity, accountability and the responsible use of public funds.

The OAG has informed MiLEAP that it is planning unannounced visits to a small number of child care providers that have received a CDC scholarship payment and underwent review between October 1, 2024 and May 31, 2026.

As part of this audit, the OAG is assessing MiLEAP’s efforts:
• To select child care providers for time and attendance reviews designed to identify fraud and other program violations.
• To disqualify childcare providers it found to have committed intentional program
violations.

*For the full version of the letter to providers with this information, please visit your MiLogin/I-Billing platform.