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Live Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Twitter Forum Focusing on Early Childhood

Live Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Twitter Forum Focusing on Early Childhood
Monday, June 21st from 12p-1p EST
It’s FREE!  Here’s how to attend…
1. Join our discussion by using the #greatstart hashtag in each of your tweets so we can all follow the conversation during the party.
2. 
Follow the Gubernatorial Candidates (@Mike_Cox @george4govenor @Dillon4MI @bouchardforgov)  @greatstart the host so [...]

Free Leadership Training for Parents

Who can apply for the training? Any parent in Michigan who has a child age birth to 18 years old and has received specialty public services in Michigan for their child. How long is the training session? On day one the training will be held from 1pm – 8pm. On day 2 [...]

Summertime Fun, Safety and Parent Activities

Summertime fun has arrived! From BBQ’s, to beach and pool fun make sure you’re thinking safety! It’s easy to think sunshine but forget the sun block and the kiddos end up with a burn or heat stroke. Even blisters from sand or sidewalks on little tender feet are possible, I know because it happened to [...]

Parents Never Stop Learning: Free Parenting Webinar

Kids ask so many questions, don’t they? They’re trying to figure the world out and why things work the way they do. It’s tough to always know the answer to these questions and some of the questions are pretty tough! What do you say when your child asks, “How come I can’t do that but [...]

Dora the Explorer and Kindergarten Readiness Fun

Great Start is about educating and helping to assure that each child in Michigan receives a Great Start to enter kindergarten prepared. The recent Michigan kindergarten teacher survey, unfortunately did not show us that this is happening for all of our youngest Michigan citizens. All children deserve to be prepared for their first school experience [...]

Local Food Pantry Schedule

If you are in need of food or if you know of someone in Charlevoix, Emmet or northern Antrim counties there are several food pantries that may be of some help. For the complete list of food pantries, times and contact information click here.

New Research into Sudden Infant Death

Free Webinar: New Research into Sudden Infant Death: Unraveling the Mystery of SIDS

May 20, 2010
3:00pm to 4:30pm EDT
There is no charge but participants must register to participate in the live webinar.  Please click here to register.

Co-Sponsored by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the Association of SIDS and [...]

Celebrate Earth Day: Get Outside!

April 22, 2010 marks the 40th Celebration of Earth Day and our Great Start Collaborative believes combating obesity and getting children outdoors to appreciate fresh air, healthy living and activity and our wonderful environment is important. The No Child Left Inside® coalition and the Earth Day Network have teamed up and are working hard to [...]

Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today Webinar

Please join ZERO TO THREE for an engaging webinar to release the findings of our latest parent survey, Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today.
Made possible through generous funding from MetLife Foundation, the nationwide survey of more than 1,600 parents of [...]

Early On Directory of Services

Early On Directory of Services for
Families in Charlevoix & Emmet Counties
Download a FREE PDF version by clicking HERE.

Educational Services/Preschool
Charlevoix-Emmet ISD                                              547-9947
* Early On         *Hearing, Speech & Developmental Screenings
*Special Education   *Even Start   *Great Parents/Great Start
* Be-Four Programs     *Education for School Age Parents
Early Head Start (prenatal-3 years)                  1-800-443-5518
Head Start (NMCAA)                                       1-800-443-5518
Tuition-free preschool programs       347-9070 1-800-443-5518
Little [...]

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RSS Northern Moms Event Page

  • [Jul 28] EIRO Research Product and Business Preview
    WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 7:30pm EIRO Business and Product Preview featuring Bo Short, Founding Partner Circle of Arts-109 Clinton Street-Charlevoix, MI Please contact Tonya Mann at tonyadanmann@aol.com for more information. www.healthyandwhole.ieiro.com We hope you can make it, please feel free to bring anyone you think might be interested in earning extra income, […]
  • [Jul 31] Music in Nature Program
    Little Traverse Conservancy is partnering with Ron Fowler to offer two unique Music in Nature programs geared for young children ages 3-6. Each session will have a theme interwoven by book, song and a nature hike. The first session will be held at Spring Lake Park and the second at Thorne Swift Nature Preserve, both immediately following the Knee High Nature […]
  • [Jun 7] Prenatal Exercise Class
    Every Monday and Wednesday 5pm-6pm - Mondays all land based and Wednesday all aquatic. Come join other Moms and have fun! […]

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Funded with a grant from the Early Childhood Investment Corporation of the State of Michigan and the Kellogg Foundation, our project began in April of 2006. The goal of the project is to form multiple collaborative bodies in the state to begin development of a comprehensive system of early childhood care and education for 0-5 year olds and their families. This system is similar to the Smart Start system of North Carolina and the state of Michigan is receiving technical assistance in our efforts from the state of North Carolina.