The Michigan Early Childhood Budget Tracker was last updated March 26, 2025. For a PDF download, please click here.
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Child Care
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $63 million increase from General Fund/General Purpose (GF/GP) to maintain current Child Development and Care (CDC) program caseloads not covered by Federal funding shortfall. | |||
| $50 million (GF/GP) to partially fulfill federal requirements by implementing prospective payments for providers participating in the scholarship program ($33 million) and remaining funds for contract services to improve child care access for infants and toddlers, children with disabilities, and those in underserved geographic areas. | |||
| No increase to provider CDC scholarship reimbursement rates. | |||
| $1.5 million continued funding for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program. | |||
| $2.3 million to provide child care for an estimated 700 children of Michigan National Guard members. | |||
| Continued funding for TriShare Child Care Program ($3.4 million). Allows funding for new Tri-Share Hubs; New Hubs required to increase participating counties or serve statewide employers; MiLEAP must set benchmarks for the hubs to receive funding. |
Great Start Readiness Program (PreK for All)
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $676.1 million to provide universal PreK through the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), for all 4-year-olds, including: • 4.1% increase ($392) to the per child allocation from $10,185 to $10,577. • Extended GSRP option (36 weeks x 5 days/week) is funded at $12,692.40 per student. • Part-day and Head Start blend options are funded at $5,288.50 per student. | |||
| Removes the 400% of FPL ($110,000 for a family of four) income cap. MiLEAP to determine a process for ensuring that low-income children and children with other risk factors are prioritized in enrollment. | |||
| Maintains requirement for ISDs to contract at least 30 percent of their allocation to community-based providers. | |||
| Includes licensed group homes in GSRP, which would allow for a planned home-based PreK pilot. | |||
| $28 million for transportation costs. Adds language requiring MiLEAP to develop parameters to provide reimbursement for parent or guardian provided transportation. | |||
| $75 million for grants to shift to 5 days a week and blend PreK and child care funds to offer year-round options. | |||
| Allows GSRP subrecipients to budget indirect costs up to the federal de minimis of 15%. | |||
| $25 million to continue start up and expansion grants. Adds language to include costs for licensing and facility costs. | |||
| $1.95 million for the development of a common enrollment and subrecipient agreement form. | |||
| $61 million over 5 years to expand the 3-year-old GSRP preschool pilot program, known as Strong Beginnings through Clinton County RESA, to serve nearly 4,000 children. |
Early Identification & Intervention (Early On)
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4.7 million increase to base; total $28.4 million |
Home Visiting
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintains funding for the Great Start Collaboratives at $19.4 million, including $3.5 million to be used for home visiting; and adds requirement limiting carryover spending. |
Maternal & Child Health
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Includes $400,000 for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to study the expansion of continuous Medicaid coverage for children under age 6. | |||
| Maintains $5 million for local collaboratives to improve and coordinate maternal and infant health as a part of the perinatal quality collaborative. | |||
| Maintains $10 million to support hospital improvements in maternal safety and outcomes; including focusing on pregnancy-associated injury and death, racial disparities, and substance use disorder. | |||
| $5 in federal TANF to fund local fatherhood organizations and other family support providers, training caseworkers to support fathers, and raising awareness about the importance of fathers for young children. |
Economic Security
| Executive Recommendations | Senate Appropriations Recommendations | House Appropriations Recommendations | Final Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.2 million in federal TANF for additional young child supplemental payments to families participating in the cash assistance program. |