The Greater Lansing area has financial assistance available to families who qualify.  Please feel free to contact OYC if you have questions.

The Department of Human Services

Family information for daycare assistance. 

The City of Lansing

 The City of Lansing funds the Lansing Child Care Scholarship Program which is designed to assist low and moderate low income Lansing families with their child care expenses while parents are working or going to school at least part time. In order to be eligible for the Lansing Child Care Scholarship Program, a family must reside in and use regulated child care within the corporate limits of the City of Lansing. There are specific income limitations applied in determining eligibility. Call the Office for Young Children at 887-4319 (press 3) for further information and application forms. Income eligibility guidelines are:

                                                           The next round of applications  available April 14,2008

Deadline to return completed application:  Fri., May 23, 2008

Scholarships will be awarded approximately:  mid June.  2008

The Scholarship period begins July 1, 2008 and runs through Dec. 31, 2008

Eligible applications received after May 23  will be placed on the waiting list.   rev. 3/08

East Lansing  

The City of East Lansing  funds a Child Care Scholarship Program. Applications are accepted in August. Awards are for a 12 month period. Call the East Lansing Community Development office at 319-6930 for more information.

Lansing Community College
The LCC Women's Resource Center offers child care awards to eligible students to help pay part of the costs of licensed child care while attending LCC. Scholarships are awarded three times a year. The application deadlines are: May 1st for summer session, July 1st for fall semester, and November 1st for spring semester. Call the Women's Resource Center at 483-1199 for more information.

     Women’s Caring Program                                                     

The Women’s Caring Program, administered through the Michigan 4C Association (MI4C), offers assistance to a limited number of low-income families to help with their child care costs. For more information, contact the MI4C at    (800) 950-4171.

To be eligible, parents must not exceed the following income guidelines:

OYC is part of the Michigan 4C (Community Coordinated Child Care) Association and the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral  Agencies (NACCRRA).