The average cost of childcare in Michigan is about $13,500 a year, according to the First Five Years Fund, an organization that works with federal lawmakers to identify ways to support childcare around the country. For many families, childcare is one more thing causing a financial strain.Raven Haywood is a mother to Rain and Javonte and loves every second of it."Being their parent has transitioned my life into ways that I never knew," Haywood sa…