Child care programs and assistance for kinship families.
Call 1-800-535-1218 for free help and support.
When kinship caregivers open their home to a child, they take on a lot of new expenses, too — and one of the biggest is child care.
Fortunately, there are many resources available to help kinship families find child care programs and get help paying for them. Click below to find resources in your area.
Finding the right child care program for your needs and budget.
In addition to the resources at the link above, you can use these sites to find daycare, after-school programs, and other forms of child care:
- Great Start to Quality: This website helps you search for child care programs and find out if you’re eligible to get help paying for them.
- Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP): This State of Michigan resource helps you search for child care providers and guides you through the application process for financial assistance. It also has a helpful list of frequently asked questions about child care assistance.
- MI Bridges: You can apply for child care assistance and many other benefits on the MI Bridges website.
- Your Child Care Hub: This online search tool helps you find child care facilities across the state of Michigan.