PDG B-5 Participation Opportunities
We want to hear from you!
As part of Michigan’s Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5), there will be several opportunities to offer your input and ideas about, and experiences with, the state’s early childhood mixed delivery system.
Your voice is key to the department in learning what is working, what’s not working, and what ideas you have that might make a big difference in the early childhood system. Help us realize our vision of ensuring all children and families can choose and receive the services and programs they need.
The Office of Great Start has awarded the following contracts to complete projects under the PDG B-5 grant:
- American Institutes for Research (AIR) – needs assessment of the early childhood mixed delivery system
- School Readiness Consulting (SRC) – strategic plan for the early childhood mixed delivery system
- Advocacy and Communication Solutions (ACS) – communications projects related to early learning (birth to age three), to the early childhood mixed delivery system, and the PDG B-5 grant
- The Yaffe Group – assessing and addressing needs for culturally and linguistically appropriate communications throughout the system
The survey to gather additional thoughts, ideas, and suggestions on the needs assessment findings and strategic plan is now closed. Send additional input to the PDG B-5 email.
Summary of Needs Assessment Findings and Strategic Plan
The contractors listed above may contact you about the following upcoming activities:
| Event Type | Open or Invite | Date | Location | Audience | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/13/20 | Van Buren County | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/12/20 | Harbor Springs | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/3/20 | Bergland | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/2/20 | Detroit | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/2/20 | Ypsilanti | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Groups | Invitation Only | 3/1/20 | Southfield | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Feedback Session | Open | 1/30/20 | GoToWebinar 1/30/2020 | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | The Yaffe Group |
| Feedback Session | Open | 1/28/20 | GoToWebinar 1/28/2020 | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | The Yaffe Group |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/28/19 | Washtenaw County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/28/19 | Van Buren County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/23/19 | Grand Traverse County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/21/19 | Genesee County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/18/19 (parents) & 10/21/19 (providers) |
Cass County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/17/19 & 10/21/19 | St. Joseph County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/17/19 | Macomb County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/17/19 | Mason-Lake-Oceana Counties | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/16/19 | Ingham ISD | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/15/19 & 10/24/19 | Clinton County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/11/19 | Huron County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/10/19 | Menominee County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/9/19 | Ottawa ISD | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Listening Session | GSC/GSPC to Lead | 10/8/19 & 10/25/19 | Alpena County | Families, ECE Providers and Community Leaders | SRC |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 10/10/19 | Traverse City | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 10/9/19 | GoToWebinar (online) | Early On®, Head Start, GSRP, and other program coordinators, managers, etc. | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 10/4/19 | GoToWebinar (online) | Home Visiting Staff | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 10/4/19 | Watervliet | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 10/3/19 | Bergland (UP) | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/24/19 | Sault Ste Marie | Families | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/24/19 | Detroit | Child Care Providers | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/22/19 | Southfield | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/20/19 | Ypsilanti | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/19/19 | Detroit (metro) | Child Care Providers | ACS |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/19/19 | Detroit (city limits) | Child Care Providers | ACS |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/19/19 | Detroit (city limits) | Families | The Yaffe Group |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/18/19 | Grand Rapids | Child Care Providers | ACS |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/18/19 | GoToWebinar (online) | SE Health Providers | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/17/19 | Northern Michigan (Online) | Child Care Providers | ACS |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/16/19 | Grand Rapids | Families | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 9/14/19 | Ludington | Child Care Providers | AIR |
| Focus Group | Invite Only | 8/26/19 | Lansing | Foundation Staff | AIR |
We hope that you will participate and provide your input.
The goal of the PDG B-5 is to help make the early childhood system work for the children and families in Michigan. We need to hear from all families, providers, advocates, and stakeholders so we can help create an efficient, coordinated, supportive system for the whole child and family.
The PDG B-5 is authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More information can be accessed at the PDG B-5 page or by emailing Joy Milano, PDG B-5 Project Manager.
