Giving Compass' Take:

• In this story from Chalkbeat, author Erin Einhorn discusses the debate in Michigan over how to spend the $63 million increase in federal funding: on universal Pre-K in Detroit, or on affordable child care.

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has yet to way in on, but her opinion could sway the debate. What knowledge does the nonprofit sector have that the Governor can lean on for this decision?

• To learn how child support is critical for workforce development, click here.

Advocates for Michigan’s youngest children were thrilled last year when the state received an unexpected windfall: a $63 million increase in federal child care funds.

Then the jockeying began.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan quickly identified that money as a way to pay for the universal pre-K system he envisions for Detroit — one that would allow every 4-year-old in the city to attend preschool for free.

Other advocates say the money should be used the way Michigan and most other states have traditionally used federal child care subsidies — to help parents afford child care so they can work or go to school.

They note that Michigan has one of the lowest income cutoffs in the nation for subsidized child care, meaning only the poorest families in the state can benefit from the program. They want Michigan to catch up with other states that allow even middle-class families to qualify for subsidies. And they want the state to pay child care providers more so more of them will accept children whose parents are using subsidies — and more providers will stick with the program rather than drop out after struggling to make ends meet.

Read the full article about child care by Erin Einhorn at Chalkbeat