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Child care in Michigan

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7,698 child care providers in 735 cities and towns. From the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Child Care Licensing Bureau (layer by DTMB’s Center for Shared Solutions): Child Care.

What we’ve asked for

We asked Michigan’s MiLEAP Child Care Licensing Bureau on Oct 19, 2026 whether we may show its child care inspection records; we’re waiting for an answer. Until then, they’re on the statewide facility search.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Detroit 505
  2. Grand Rapids 276
  3. Saginaw 172
  4. Kalamazoo 155
  5. Lansing 139
  6. Flint 135
  7. Muskegon 122
  8. Ann Arbor 119
  9. Ypsilanti 95

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Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Child Care Licensing Bureau (layer by DTMB’s Center for Shared Solutions), Child Care. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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