About Us

Our Goals

To ensure private licensed providers have a voice at the table at every state policy discussion.
To provide decision-makers and legislators insight into how policies affect daily operations.
To communicate and provide guidance to members regarding legislative and administrative changes that will affect daily operations.
To advocate affordable childcare for families.

Our Values

Fairness across all levels of providers

CPAOM believes that all level of Daycare providers deserves the same representation in Lansing.

Partnership

Respectful relationships are very important and on which our organization operates. We believe that quality of care we provide is measured by the quality of relationships we have with children, families, employees, funders, and legislators.
We are committed to ensuring these relationships are respectful; warm and caring; honest and open; fair and equitable.

Fiscal Responsibility

We are committed to financial prudence and sustainability – to making decisions that take into consideration the overall financial health of the organization in order to meet our goals and objectives. We conduct ourselves in a manner that is professional and according to all business practices that are legal and ethical.