The early learning your child receives both at home and in preschool is important because 90% of a child’s brain develops by age five. Supporting early learning before starting kindergarten is vital for how your child’s brain develops. A good preschool program helps your child want to learn more...
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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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High quality early childhood programs focus on the safety of all children, offer developmentally appropriate curriculum and have a knowledgeable and well-trained staff. The staff works to and support the health, nutrition, and social well-being in a diverse environment. Check out the resources below to find quality, affordable and...
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High quality early childhood programs focus on the safety of all children, offer developmentally appropriate curriculum and have a knowledgeable and well-trained staff. The staff works to and support the health, nutrition, and social well-being in a diverse environment. Check out the resources below to find quality, affordable and...
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This Friday, April 21 is Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Professionals Day. This day is held to honor our early childhood educators, which includes infant, toddler and preschool teachers, in-home childcare providers, licensed exempt providers, home visitors, pediatricians and more. Governor Whitmer made a proclamation to celebrate the day statewide....
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Grants will help tackle child care crisis The State of Michigan has opened applications for start up grants to lower costs for entrepreneurs looking to start or expand a child care business. Through this opportunity there are many resources available such as webinars, toolkits and a navigator to help with...
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More Families Now Eligible for Free or Low-Cost Childcare in Michigan. Last month, Governor Whitmer celebrated bipartisan expansion for access to free or low-cost childcare for 150,000 more Michigan kids and their families. See the full press release. To help with outreach efforts, here is a one-page child care subsidy...
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High quality early childhood programs focus on the safety of all children, offer developmentally appropriate curriculum, a knowledgeable and well-trained staff and support the health, nutrition and social well-being in an environment that supports diversity. Check out the below resources to find quality, affordable and available preschool and/or child...
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Over the next few weeks, schools across Livingston County will be welcoming children back into their classrooms. For some children, this may be their first exposure to a classroom setting. Other children may have been in child care settings for a few years and are now transferring schools for...
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High quality early childhood programs focus on the safety of all children, offer developmentally appropriate curriculum, a knowledgeable and well-trained staff and support the health, nutrition and social well-being in an environment that supports diversity. Check out the below resources to find quality, affordable and available preschool and/or child...
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Join us as we talk about early care and education! Register at: http://bit.ly/pdgneeds What do you think is the most pressing need for families with children ages birth to 5 in Michigan? What can the State of Michigan do to help families with children ages birth to 5? Let’s...
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Parents and guardians of young children are often confused about where to find information on programs serving young children, and how they are regulated and organized statewide. Let me try to unscramble some of the information for you and give you some resources to use! The Great Start to...
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