Developers + Municipalities + Investors

WHY: childcare demand greatly exceeds supply in West Michigan, severely reducing income for working families, limiting workforce participation for employers, and constraining economic growth for all.

(source: https://erec.msu.edu/projects/child-care-mapping-project/maps-and-charts/child-care-supply-and-demand)

WHAT: Join your colleagues in exploring the strategic incentives, rewards, constraints, and catalysts surrounding childcare in the economic development arena.

HOW: Hear from your peers and public officials about emerging collaborative childcare models in Allegan, Barry, Kent, Ionia, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa counties.