llinois Action for Children has partnered with the RAPID Survey Project to hear directly from Illinois families with young children about their experiences, needed supports, and what’s going well.

The RAPID Survey Project and First Steps Kent have partnered to listen to Kent County’s families with young children about their experiences, the support they need, and what’s going well.

In this community profile, we share how families in southwest Michigan use early learning and care, what their ideal care arrangement would look like, and their experiences applying for and using the state child care subsidy from the Child Development and Care Program.

Explore the findings from RAPID's first and second surveys in Kent County, Michigan, where we partnered with First Steps Kent to hear directly from families with young children about their experiences, needed supports, and what’s going well.