Serving Branch, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston,
Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties
Advantages of the program:
Tri-Share allows employers to invest and retain their talent.
Helps employees pay for quality child care, which can be expensive regardless of family income.
Helps child care providers stabilize their business.
MI Tri-Share Child Care Program assists qualifying employees, who work with participating employers, with child care costs. Through this innovative new approach, child care expenses are shared by the employer, the employee, and the Tri-Share program with each contributing one-third of the cost. Tri-Share assists qualifying employees who have an income above 200% and below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.
MI Tri-Share Child Care Employee Eligibility Guide
Eligibility is based on employee’s family size and household income. Total household monthly income must be in the range of 200-400% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Benefits To Employers
Helps with employee recruitment and retention
Removes a significant barrier to employment
Develops and strengthens the talent pipeline
Opportunities for tax credits
Benefits to Child Care Providers
Reliable payments deposited regularly. Payment will be collected from the employer, employee, and the state and paid directly to the provider within two weeks of billing.
Assists in promotion of child care services
Engagement in a pilot that aims to improve and expand future funding for child care
Benefits to Working Parents
Provides financial relief by reducing out-of-pocket child care costs
Improves work-life-family balance by providing child care solutions
Removes a barrier to seeking and/or maintaining employment
