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WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.

Pre-K for All is really about ensuring that all Michigan children enjoy academic success.

Pre-K for All is really about ensuring that all Michigan children enjoy academic success.

Pre-K for All is really about ensuring that all Michigan children enjoy academic success.

Leah Walton joined Arbor Circle as its performance improvement director. She brings over a decade of experience with change management and leading effective teams.

The president of a local nonprofit is stepping down.

A new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute shows that a household with two children now spends a quarter of its income on childcare.

Optimizing Distribution of American Rescue Plan Funds To Stabilize Child Care Download the PDF here. Author’s note: For the purposes of this issue brief, the term “child care programs” includes family home-based child care; child care centers; and nonprofit, for-profit, and franchise centers. The author interchangeably uses the terms “providers” and “early educators” when referring to the child care workforce, many members of which double as small business owners offering child c...

Kent County’s tax-funded early childhood program to help parents navigate foster care system Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 The West Michigan Partnership for Children aims to use $600,000 in early childhood millage dollars over the next two years to help parents with young children entering the foster care system in Kent County. In this 2015 file photo, a preschool student plays during a First Steps learning program. Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The West Michigan Partnershi...