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The state of licensed child care in Michigan

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Michigan licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Michigan has 12,489 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Michigan does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 49.7% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Holland 13100
Otsego 1700
Byron Center 3400
Plainwell 1600
Dorr 1800
Wayland 2500
Fennville 1400
Allegan 2400
Caledonia 4200
South Haven 2500

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.