The people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children are facing a daunting deadline. On September 30, pandemic relief funds for child care will run out. Many Michigan child care centers are sounding the alarm about what the end of  federal support will mean for their businesses – and for the families they serve. 

GUESTS:
Jennifer Brookland, reporter at the Detroit Free Press
Nina Hodge, owner of Above and Beyond Learning child care center in Detroit
Anna Fryer, co-owner of Teddy Bear Daycare and Preschool LLC

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The people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children are facing a daunting deadline. On September 30, pandemic relief funds for child care will run out. Many Michigan child care centers are sounding the alarm about what the end of  federal support will mean for their businesses – and for the families they serve. 
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jennifer Brookland, reporter at the Detroit Free Press</li>
<li>Nina Hodge, owner of Above and Beyond Learning child care center in Detroit</li>
<li>Anna Fryer, co-owner of Teddy Bear Daycare and Preschool LLC</li>
</ul>
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If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="https://bit.ly/358m02D">supporting our work.</a>
Music from Blue Dot Sessions and Audio Network.

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="http://michiganpublic.org/podfund">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

Stateside

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="https://bit.ly/3RJN5Ul">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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