Archive for Media Coverage
Petoskey News Review Covers The Road to Great Parenting
The Petoskey News Review recently covered our local parenting conference, highlighting parents, providers and the parent coalition for connecting parents to resources and services. Read the entire article here. The day was a true success with hundreds of dollars worth of in-kind items donated, 15 early childhood providers receiving training hours and 30 families attended! A Special [...]
Early Childhood in Michigan
Slideshow: Early Childhood Luncheon – Slideshow Our children. Our community. Our future. A time to rethink Michigan and invest in our youngest citizens. A luncheon taking place at the Perry hotel in Petoskey, Michigan.
Early Childhood Luncheon
The earlier we “pay attention” and serve the needs of our youngest children,the better their future and ours is going to be! Please join us to find out how businessesare directly influenced by Early Childhood Education and how you can make a difference. Early Childhood. What’s it to you? Luncheon Friday, September 24, 201011:30 a.m. [...]
Preschool Coloring Contest Winners
Sommer Poquette, Great Start Collaborative Director and Mark Eckhardt, Char-Em ISD Superintendent hold up the winning coloring pages. Pictured from the left: Emily Kelly of Ellsworth, Brooke Bixby of Petoskey, Emma Markham of Boyne City. Thanks to all 36 children who entered the coloring contest, it was tough to only decide on three winners! We [...]
Petoskey News Review Covers Great Start
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 [...]
