Child Care
Child care is essential infrastructure for every community, supporting children’s healthy development, helping parents maintain employment, and enabling businesses to thrive.
Networks Northwest is a proud partner in addressing our region’s child care challenges, serving as the lead for the ten-county Regional Child Care Coalition, coordinating Family Child Care Networks for home-based child care providers, working with child care employers to offer Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Programs, and hosting several other initiatives that support child care businesses.
NW Regional Child Care Coalition
Engaging stakeholders in developing and implementing solutions tailored to address regional child care challenges including supporting early childhood educators through the Early Education Wage Initiative.
Great Start to Quality Northwest Resource Center
Connecting child care providers across Northwest Michigan with coaching, resources, training, and support to strengthen the quality of early childhood care.
Child Care Technical Assistance Team
Supporting new and expanding child care businesses with the initial stages of child care planning and startup.
Building communities of home-based child care providers to enhance business practices and support professional development.
Working with child care operators to develop and manage customized programs for training and retaining their unique workforce.
Partnering with employers to make child care affordable for Michigan’s working parents.
Networks Northwest always proves to be a valued resource for our local government planning efforts. No organization does a better job of convening partners, promoting collaboration, and reporting on the data than does Networks Northwest
- Ty Wessell, Leelanau County Commissioner