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Using statewide child care availability data and 41 interviews with parents and child care professionals, it analyzes eligibility, subsidy uptake, child-care slot availability, and voucher use. 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Lopez, Karen A. Kling, & Amanda Nothaft  \nINTRODUCTION  \nAccess to high-quality, affordable, and reliable child care is essential to economic stability and mobility for families. In Michigan, finding and paying for child care is a major challenge for parents across all socioeconomic levels, with unique challenges for families with low incomes. The Child Development and Care (CDC) subsidy program, funded by the State of Michigan, provides child care subsidies for eligible families and oversight of state child care licensing procedures. The program is administered by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and supported  \nby the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).1 Child care subsidies have been shown to increase parental employment, particularly among single mothers, and to increase the quality of care acquired by families for their children.2 Recognizing the important role such subsidies play in preventing and alleviating poverty, in 2021 the State of Michigan directed funding from the American Recovery Plan Act toward the Child Development and Care Subsidy Program to increase the number of eligible families receiving the subsidy.3  \nDespite the clear benefits of the CDC subsidy, many families who meet eligibility criteria are not applying for the subsidy, while other families who apply and receive the subsidy do not use it. With the high cost of child care,4 why aren’t more families attempting to access and utilize state funds to pay for it?  \nTo better understand this issue, we launched the Barriers to Benefits study in January 2022. The study includes 1) an analysis of statewide child care availability data and 2) interviews with parents and child care providers to better understand when and why families do or do not access the CDC subsidy.  \nDrawing on administrative data from the MDHHS Greenbook Report of Key Program Statistics, Michigan’s Great Start to Quality system, and the United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, we first examined how many children were eligible to receive the CDC subsidy, and, of those children, how many received it. Additionally, we examined how many child careslots were available and how many children used the vouchers they received.  \n\n| KEY FINDINGS |\n| --- |\n| • In Michigan, there are about four children under 12 for every available child care spot. The areas with the least child care availability are often rural and concentrated in northern Michigan.\u003Cbr>• Child care is especially difficult to find in areas in which available employment options require flexible schedules, like servers in restaurants or seasonal tourism. People often need child care to find employment, but-with a few exceptions-they need employment to qualify for the CDC subsidy. This creates a frustrating “catch-22” for parents.\u003Cbr>• Interviewees mentioned facing several barriers when applying for the CDC subsidy, including extensive paperwork requirements, language barriers, distrust of the government, and a reliance on internet-based applications. |\n\nTo better understand the experiences of parents, we conducted 41 interviews with parents of children under the age of 12 and professionals who worked for organizations that provided childcare, supported the operations of child care centers, or advocated for child care resources. In what follows, we outline some of the  \n2  \ngreatest challenges facing Michigan families in need of child care, as well as potential ways to mitigate these challenges.5  \nCHILD CARE IN MICHIGAN IS EXPENSIVE  \nParents face many challenges when looking for child care, but cost is among the greatest. The annual cost for center-based care for an infant in Michigan is about $13,548, or about 14% of median income for a married couple in this state.6 According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, child care is considered affordable if it costs families","cbCaiqBoiO8lLIxj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqBoiO8lLIxj","pdf",501361,"English","# Introduction\n## Key Findings\n## Child Care in Michigan Is Expensive\n## Child Care Is Hard to Find\n## Families Could Not Find Child Care During Non-Traditional Hours","[{\"question\":\"What is the Child Development and Care (CDC) subsidy in Michigan?\",\"answer\":\"It is a state-funded program that provides child care subsidies for eligible families and oversees child care licensing procedures. 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