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Why are Early childhood programs important?

Why are early childhood programs important?

Studies show that high-quality early childhood programs:
Increases high school graduation rates and college enrollment rates
Improve educational performance through higher test scores, fewer children require special education, and schools’ have lower drop-out rates.
Produce employees with relatively higher rates of productivity
Reduce juvenile delinquency and criminal activity later in life.
Reduce welfare use.
Reduce child abuse.

(Lessons Learned: A Review of Early Childhood Development Studies, by Jean Burr, Ph.D. and Rob Grunewald)

Why are early childhood programs important?

Studies show that high-quality early childhood programs:
Increases high school graduation rates and college enrollment rates
Improve educational performance through higher test scores, fewer children require special education, and schools’ have lower drop-out rates.
Produce employees with relatively higher rates of productivity
Reduce juvenile delinquency and criminal activity later in life.
Reduce welfare use.
Reduce child abuse.

(Lessons Learned: A Review of Early Childhood Development Studies, by Jean Burr, Ph.D. and Rob Grunewald)

3 Year Strategic Plan

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Great Start Collaborative Strategic Plan

Great Start Collaborative and Great Start Parent Coalition Work Plan

2012 Work Plan

Great Start Early Childhood Action Agenda

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Great start Early Childhood Action Agenda

Great Start Collaborative Communication Plan

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Communication Plan 2011-2013

To Become a Board Member

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Memorandum of Understanding

3 Year Strategic Plan

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Great Start Collaborative Strategic Plan

Great Start Collaborative and Great Start Parent Coalition Work Plan

2012 Work Plan

Great Start Early Childhood Action Agenda

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Great start Early Childhood Action Agenda

Great Start Collaborative Communication Plan

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Communication Plan 2011-2013

To Become a Board Member

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Memorandum of Understanding

The Great Start initiative is woriking toward:

The Great Start initiative is working toward:

Infants, young children and their families are physically healthy.
Infants, young children and their families are socially and emotionally healthy.
Families support and guide the early learning of their infants and toddlers.
Families have access to high quality early care and education.
Children are ready to succeed in school and in life.
Families of infants and young children are economically stable.
Infants and young children are economically stable.
Infants and young Children live in safe families.

The Great Start initiative is working toward:

Infants, young children and their families are physically healthy.
Infants, young children and their families are socially and emotionally healthy.
Families support and guide the early learning of their infants and toddlers.
Families have access to high quality early care and education.
Children are ready to succeed in school and in life.
Families of infants and young children are economically stable.
Infants and young children are economically stable.
Infants and young Children live in safe families.

Our Partners

Alma Public Schools & Gratiot County Great Start Readiness Programs

Central Michigan University Great Start Readiness Program

Child Advocacy

Chippewa River District Library

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

EightCAP, Inc. Early Head Start, Head Start & Early On

Gratiot & Isabella County Collaborative Council

Gratiot County Community Mental Health

Gratiot County Department of Human Services

Gratiot-Isabella RESD

Isabella County Commissioner

Mid Michigan Community College, Early Childhood Education Program

Mid Michigan District Health Department

Middle of the Mitten Learning Center

Mt. Pleasant Association of the Education of Young Children

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe- Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center

Alma Public Schools & Gratiot County Great Start Readiness Programs

Central Michigan University Great Start Readiness Program

Child Advocacy

Chippewa River District Library

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

EightCAP, Inc. Early Head Start, Head Start & Early On

Gratiot & Isabella County Collaborative Council

Gratiot County Community Mental Health

Gratiot County Department of Human Services

Gratiot-Isabella RESD

Isabella County Commissioner

Mid Michigan Community College, Early Childhood Education Program

Mid Michigan District Health Department

Middle of the Mitten Learning Center

Mt. Pleasant Association of the Education of Young Children

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe- Nimkee Memorial Wellness Center


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