In its most recent payment period, the state failed to reimburse many providers across Michigan who accept the child care subsidy.

Providers say they were left stranded, unable to get timely help and forced to make ends meet without the necessary funds.

The state left many child care providers across Michigan who accept the child care subsidy – a program that helps low-income families pay for child care costs – without their regular reimbursement payments or with only partial payments earlier this month.

In an industry with tight margins and little wiggle room for error , the state’s payment snafu on Friday, Sept. 5 left child care providers without funds needed to pay staff and buy necessities like diapers and milk for kids, according to the six providers the Free Press spoke to. It i

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