Days: December 11- December 12. 2024 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM (two-part class) each day Contact: Kara Lynch, lynchka4@msu.edu, (989) 330-0789 or Laurie Messing, lmessing@msu.edu, (989) 269-9949 Learn the best practices for food safety in order for you to keep the children in your care safe. Food safety education topics discussed in the class include...
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June 04, 2024 $8.7M in Great Start Readiness Program Start Up Grants will be used to open 348 more new and expanded preK classrooms, continuing progress toward PreK for All Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced it has awarded $8.7M in Great Start Readiness Program...
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MSU Extension has a wide range of free online classes for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and early childhood professionals. See below for their June offerings! Please reach out to your local Extension office or find a Child and Family Development team member near you! Follow their Facebook page...
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Child and Family Development May Offerings MSU Extension has a wide range of free online classes for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and early childhood professionals. See below for our May offerings! Please reach out to your local Extension office or find a Child and Family Development team member near...
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Starting school is an important time in a child’s life and children’s readiness for school is important to us here at Great Start Livingston! Kindergarten registration in Livingston County is held between January and April, depending on your school district. Registering early allows the teachers, principals, and school districts...
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Registration is now open for the next Michigan Alliance for Families IEP Course. Parents are invited to register for a free five-week IEP Course. Learn to improve the quality of your contributions to your child’s IEP and increase your ability to address concerns using the IEP process. This course is...
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The Homebuyer Ed webinar is a very interactive webinar presented via ZOOM, and is conducted in partnership with professionals from the banking and real estate industries. OLHSA provides information and activities to help you understand the home buying process; including working with real estate agents, inspections, appraisals, different loan...
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Michigan State University Extension Child and Family Development December Offerings MSU Extension has a wide range of free online classes for parents and caregivers of children of all ages and early childhood professionals. See below for our December offerings! Please reach out to your local Extension office or find a Child and Family Development team member near you! Follow our Facebook page for more information and resources...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2023 Contact: press@michigan.gov Gov. Whitmer Establishes Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential New department will focus on early learning and higher education, improving long-term student outcomes, developing talent, and growing economy LANSING, Mich. — On Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential,...
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The Michigan Learning Channel’s 8-week summer program has everything kids need to continue building their brains and learning key concepts that will help them succeed in school. From preschool to 6th Grade, each grade has 2-3 hours of video lessons per week, plus a fun and interactive activity book. Local events and special broadcasts around...
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Updated standards from the Michigan Department of Education: The purpose of these Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Birth to Kindergarten is to support the growth and development of all children throughout the state, birth to kindergarten; to support early childhood professionals in recognizing individual developmental trajectories and expressions...
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Attention Businesses, Agencies, Organizations, and Non-Profits Do you cater to the needs of young children (Birth to age 8) with or without disabilities? Consider being a sponsor, vendor, or exhibitor at the 2023 Michigan Division for Early Childhood Conference. Theme: “All Means ALL“ Friday, May 5, 2023, 8:30 a.m....
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During COVID, we hit the pause button on many things, one of those being our CPR and First Aid trainings. We are excited to be offering these classes again. Our classes are open to early childhood professionals, parents, and the community. At this time we are scheduling based on...
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Governor Whitmer shared a bulletin about Getting Kids Back on Track, her efforts to support education in Michigan. She is also asking for your feedback on how they can help your family succeed. Take a couple minutes and share your story as a parent, an educator, a student, or anyone who...
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