With child care costs so high, some parents in Michigan are paying more than their mortgage or rent to keep their kids safe, MLive.com reports.
"If a parent has an infant or toddler, child care expenses can be thousands of dollars a month," says an official with the Child Care Innovation Fund.
"People are paying more than their mortgage or rent to make sure their children get the care they need."
That's why advocates are calling for more government help.
Recently, the state directed federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act to child care providers across the state.
The money was intended to stabilize those providers and keep them from having to close.
Without government grants, child care providers would not be able to expand their services and increase access to more children, says the official.
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