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.
The Networks Northwest team did a great job to help the City of Charlevoix and Charlevoix Township collaborate in addressing housing challenges in our community. They facilitated dialogue with Planning Commissioners, community stakeholders, and municipal officials to develop a plan for cohesive zoning in areas of growth for our two governments. Further, they were able to pinpoint the challenges in each unit and propose changes that would be beneficial all around. Together, we believe we'll be better prepared for housing developments and job growth in our region. We look forward to working with them on future projects!
- Mark Haydlauff, City Manager, Charlevoix