Empowering Child Care Providers Across Michigan

Ready to take your business to the next level? Not sure where to start? First Children’s Finance is here to guide you every step of the way. Whether you're just beginning or looking to strengthen your business, we offer a range of trainings and other resources to help you succeed.

First Children’s Finance Business Leadership Cohorts (BLCs) are designed for child care business owners who want to enhance their business skills and mindset, strengthen day-to-day operations, and build strategies to sustain and grow their programs. 

Get support planning day-to-day operations, shaping a strategic future, and understanding your financial position.  First Children’s Finance works with you to assess your unique circumstances and navigate key business decisions with confidence. 

FCF understands that even the passion and dedication child care providers have aren’t always enough to overcome every financial obstacle. That’s why the FCF Loan Fund — the only Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in the country dedicated to child care — offers flexible, innovative financing to support child care entrepreneurs as they build and grow their businesses.

We know the challenges—and opportunities—of building child care systems outside urban areas. 

FCF partners with communities to move from understanding the child care challenge to acting on it—through consulting services that analyze supply and demand, assess feasibility, engage stakeholders and develop strategic, community-driven solutions to grow child care. 

Our annual business sustainability survey provides a detailed analysis of child care enrollment, staffing, facilities, expenses, sustainability, business practices, and support needs. This work gives voice to the realities experienced by child care providers to help inform policymakers and advocates.