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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 [...]

Parents as Advocates

As a parent, I feel it is my responsibility to advocate for my children. My toddler cannot tell a legislator about how they need preschool, the child down the street needs basic needs because mom or dad lost their job and how we need more direct services or parent support and education programs, for example. [...]

Get on The Bus

On May 19, 2010 a bus will depart northern Michigan, heading to the state capitol in Lansing, to rally and show support for early childhood. A bus filled with families, friends and citizens who care about our youngest Michiganders – our state’s future!
Not just any bus either. A bus with games, songs, snacks and activities [...]

2009 Accomplishments for Early Childhood

The Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition would like to share with you their accomplishments and projects focusing on early childhood for 2009.

House Health Reform Bill Needs Your Help

If you support this house bill which the ECIC supports the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in this effort to ensure that children are covered in national health reform then we need your help!
URGENT: We Need Your Help Today: Tell your Representative to Support the House Health Reform Bill Before Tomorrow’s Vote!
TOMORROW NIGHT, the United [...]

Michigan Summary of Senate Cuts

Summary of Senate Cuts/Reductions by Great Start Component Area

State and Local Infrastructure

Program/Dept. Area

Senate Cut/Reduction

Local Impact

State and local level support and technical assistance

State School Aid Act (MDE)

$750,000 (reduction) to Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions

Federal Child Care Development Funds (DHS)

Early Childhood Investment Corporation (combined with $12 million [...]

Survey Says Early Childhood Matters

Editors Note: Originally posted at ECIC.org

Most voters in Michigan see early childhood development and education programs as an absolute necessity for their community. Eighty-three percent of voters see these programs as a necessity (69 percent strongly believe this).

This belief crosses demographic and party lines. Strong majorities of voters across demographic groups express a strong [...]

Advocate

Recalls

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.