Regional Childcare
CUPPAD is currently working with state, regional, and local partners on improving regional childcare capabilities and capacities as it relates to planning and zoning principles and policies.
Families all over Michigan are experiencing a childcare crisis that deeply impacts the local workforce, economy, and the well being and education of children. Availability shortages, high costs relative to income, low wages for providers, and equity issues are only a fraction of the childcare issues in Michigan. In the UP, persistent poverty rates and rural areas create even more challenges.
Childcare Planning and Zoning Resources
A Planning and Zoning Best Practice Guide for Child Care Facilities
Released: August 2024
Prepared in association with regional partners as part of funding provided by the Upper Peninsula Michigan Works as a Grantee of the Childcare Regional Planning Grant awarded by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation under its Innovation Fund; this funding is made available through the Caring for MI Future grant awarded to the Michigan Department of Education-Office of Great Start (MDE-OGS) through the federal American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA).
This guide is intended to guide and inform local decision makers and planning commissioners as it pertains to local zoning policies. It draws from state and national legislation to streamline definitions and actions that can help local municipalities to address childcare issues.
