First Children's Finance Michigan

10/01/2026

We had a wonderful time at the “Be the Change You Want to See” Early Childhood Summit, hosted by Centers For Family Development Inc!

Jessica Affholter, Michigan Business Development Manager at First Children’s Finance, and Kate Humphrey, Director of Real Estate Solutions at IFF, partnered to lead a conversation on sustainable child care expansion.

We enjoyed connecting with all the amazing child care professionals and community partners. Thank you to Centers fir Family Development for inviting us to be part of such a great event!

09/26/2026

Joins us, Sat Sept 26th, at the “Be the Change You Want to See” Early Childhood Summit! We are excited to partner if IFF to share insights and strategies for sustainable child care expansion. We hope to see you there! Click here to register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-the-change-you-want-to-see-early-childhood-summit-tickets-1998446906494?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=1ea13d436958511612cf277f3578a093d19e96d33f74b6500d11c344b651d86b3ffb5cec8004d268d1fc375917ac96eba353202fc56796366ee7f953d19054a2b196ea5a325f73af5da71c8f28

03/06/2026

We had such a great time at the Michigan AEYC 2026 Annual Conference! It was so great to connect with everyone!

03/04/2026

Come see us at the Michigan AEYC 2026 Annual Early Childhood Conference!
We’ll be presenting on Quality Staffing for Your Child Care Center and Policies and Procedures for Home-Based Providers.

Stop by our exhibitor booth anytime to say hello and learn more about the supports we offer. We hope to see you there!

Here’s a Sneak Peak of the Michigan AEYC 2026 Annual Early Childhood Conference! - https://mailchi.mp/miaeyc/7-days-to-go-take-a-first-look-at-the-2026-annual-early-childhood-conference-program-book

03/04/2026

Come see us at the Michigan AEYC 2026 Annual Early Childhood Conference!
We’ll be presenting on Quality Staffing for Your Child Care Center and Policies and Procedures for Home-Based Providers.

Stop by our exhibitor booth anytime to say hello and learn more about the supports we offer. We hope to see you there!

Here's a Sneak Peak of the Michigan AEYC 2026 Annual Early Childhood Conference! - https://mailchi.mp/miaeyc/7-days-to-go-take-a-first-look-at-the-2026-annual-early-childhood-conference-program-book

03/01/2026

02/28/2026

Small business child care programs and home-based providers. Join us for this Business Expo tailored to you!

🟣 Saturday, February 28th from 10:30am-1:30pm
🟣 Location: Child Care Network in Ann Arbor
🟣 RSVP Here: http://bit.ly/ECEbizexpo26

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Own a business that works with/provides services to child care programs and would like to have a table? Contact us at [email protected]

02/28/2026

Come see us in Ann Arbor today at the Child care Network’s Child Care Business Expo! Feb 28th 10:30-1:30pm. Location: 3941 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor Mi 48108

12/17/2025

We are excited to announce our next round of FREE trainings, cohorts, and consultations taking place January–March 2026.

Registration links will be available on our website at https://www.firstchildrensfinance.org/michigan/ after the New Year.
OR you can search our name (First Children’s Finance) directly on the MiRegistry website (be sure to include the apostrophe in the word “Children’s”! The website can be finicky.)

🌟 January Training Highlight
Separating Your Family Child Care Finances from Your Personal Finances: January 6, 2026 | 12:30–2:30 PM EST | Virtual
FREE for home-based providers in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties.
Participants will:
• Learn tools to separate business and personal finances
• Organize financial documents
•• February 26, 2026
✔ Earn 2 MiRegistry training hours

🌟 Business Leadership Cohort (Center-Based Providers – Detroit)
FREE 4-part virtual cohort for center directors and program leaders.
Includes four cohort sessions and two individual consultations. Participants must attend all sessions to earn the Business Leadership Credential.
Session Dates (6–9 PM EST):
• January 15, 2026
• January 29, 2026
• February 19, 2026
• February 26, 2026
✔ Earn 12 MiRegistry training hours

🤝 Free Individual Consultations
Available in areas including financial analysis, start-up modeling, rate studies, marketing, policies & procedures, staffing, enrollment management, and more.

Questions or interested in a free consultation?
📧 [email protected]