Decision Time: Lawmakers Discuss Governor’s $1.4 Billion Plan for Michigan’s Child Care System

Speaking for Kids, the podcast from Michigan’s Children by Michigan's Children

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In the newest episode of Speaking for Kids State Reps. Ranjeev Puri and Greg VanWoerkom, members of the Governor’s Task Force on Child Care, and parents of school-age children of their own sit down with Host Matt Gillard to discuss the Legislature’s plan to take up the Governor’s $1.4 Billion proposals to address the state’s child care system and the eight-bill package of reforms working through the Legislature. An issue that’s plagued working parents for years, child care access and affordability reached a critical point during the pandemic with 100s of thousands of women leaving the workforce in Michigan. VanWoerkom and Puri discuss how the issue has gained bipartisan support and what the prospects are for real change in this and future budget cycles.

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