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Any parent can tell you that child care is one of the biggest challenges a family can face. A new report finds that Michigan can do better in helping¹ families who need day care. A LOT better.

Michigan's missed out on tens of millions of federal dollars that could help more parents and kids access quality child care. In fact, if state lawmakers don't commit another $7.5 million to child care by the end of this month, Michigan will lose $20.5 million in matching federal funds.

The report comes from Public Sector² Consultants³ (PSC), which did the study on behalf of the Michigan Department of Education Office of Great Start.

Jeff Guilfoyle, the vice⁴ president of PSC, joined Stateside to talk about the report. One of the many revelations in the report, entitled Building a Better Child Care System, is that the state of Michigan's spending on child care saw a massive drop from 2003 to 2013.

In 2003, Michigan spent about $1,500 per low-income child in a working household. Ten years later, the per-child spending dropped to $336.

Listen to the full interview above to hear more about the report and Guilfoyle's five most important improvements that can be made to improve Michigan's child care funding system.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 consultants   

顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生

参考例句：

• a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
• There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。