Join Dan Casey and Becky Gorinac, Director of Early Childhood Services - St. Clair County RESA, as they talk about the new MI Tri-Share Child Care Program and how it will benefit St. Clair County employees and employers. In this episode, Dan and Becky talk about: Working families Reducing childcare costs for working families How the pandemic affected the cost of childcare Cost of childcare for families Requirements for companies to participate in MI Tri-Share Child Care Program How parents pay their share of MI Tri-Share Child Care Program What childcare providers can participate in MI Tri-Share Child Care Program Licensed child care Eligibility for MI Tri-Share Child Care Program Addressing child care shortages in St. Clair County Changes to the labor force since the pandemic Why people left the workforce during the pandemic Motivating people to return to the workforce St. Clair County RESA's childcare programs Great Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds Imagination Library

To learn more about St. Clair County RESA's Early Childhood services visit their website here: http://sccresa.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=496562&pageId=13037309 (http://sccresa.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=496562&pageId=13037309) To learn more about the St. Clair County EDA, visit their website here: https://edascc.com/ (https://edascc.com/) Our Shoreline Your Horizon is part of the WGRT 102.3 FM Podcast Network. For the latest episodes of all of our featured podcasts, visit our website here: https://wgrt-1023-fm-podcast-network.captivate.fm/ (https://wgrt-1023-fm-podcast-network.captivate.fm) Our Shoreline Your Horizon is produced by the following team members: Host: Dan Casey Audio Engineer & Voiceover Artist: George James Podcast Administrator: Jessie Wiegand Marketing: Tina Frazer & Jessie Wiegand