Join Dan Casey and Becky Gorinac, Director of Early Childhood Services - St. Clair County RESA, as they talk about the new MI Tri-Share Child Care Program and how it will benefit St. Clair County employees and employers.

In this episode, Dan and Becky talk about:

• Working families
• Reducing childcare costs for working families
• How the pandemic affected the cost of childcare
• Cost of childcare for families
• Requirements for companies to participate in MI Tri-Share Child Care Program
• How parents pay their share of MI Tri-Share Child Care Program
• What childcare providers can participate in MI Tri-Share Child Care Program
• Licensed child care
• Eligibility for MI Tri-Share Child Care Program
• Addressing child care shortages in St. Clair County
• Changes to the labor force since the pandemic
• Why people left the workforce during the pandemic
• Motivating people to return to the workforce
• St. Clair County RESA's childcare programs
• Great Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds
• Imagination Library

To learn more about St. Clair County RESA's Early Childhood services visit their website here:

http://sccresa.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=496562&pageId=13037309

To learn more about the St. Clair County EDA, visit their website here:

https://edascc.com/

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Our Shoreline Your Horizon is produced by the following team members:

Host: Dan Casey

Audio Engineer & Voiceover Artist: George James

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