Information on Michigan academic standards and instructional resources.
Responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to MDE.
Learn more about the MDE office responsible for providing leadership in curriculum and instruction that provides students with greater choices to prepare for success.
Early learning and development program resources for all children, birth to age eight, especially those in highest need.
Resources for educator certification, recognition programs, evaluation, and workforce research.
Resources related to financial and pupil accounting and auditing.
Options available for Michigan students that provide unique learning opportunities.
Resources for Michigan’s Out-of-School Time programs and providers.
Resources for programs and initiatives that support school improvement efforts.
Michigan has an innovative and comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement in learning our state content standards.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Every three years, a State Plan must be completed for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) dollars received to support low-income families with access to child care and improving the quality of child care.
CCDF helps to promote families' economic self-sufficiency by making child care more affordable and fostering healthy child development and school success by improving the overall quality of early learning and afterschool programs. It also makes significant advancements by defining health and safety requirements for child care providers, outlining family-friendly eligibility policies, and ensuring parents and the general public have transparent information about the child care choices available to them.
The plan was submitted to the Office of Child Care (Administration for Children and Families) on June 30, 2021 for review and approval. You may review the conditionally approved CCDF State Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2024 by section.
Amendments to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for FY 2022-2024 have been approved and can be found below:
One requirement of receiving CCDF funding is to conduct a child care market rate survey. States use market rate surveys to establish child care payment rates high enough to increase access to high quality, affordable child care of all types for families using subsidy. Until 2014, states studied prices rather than costs in the market rate survey. However, it has been found that the costs to facilities and providers for providing affordable high-quality care are often greater than the prices charged to parents. As a result, states are now encouraged to find ways to study costs in addition to the market rates.
MDE contracted with Public Policy Associates, Incorporated (PPA) to conduct the 2020 Market Rate Survey (MRS) and analysis of the cost of providing high-quality child care. The full 2020 Market Rate Survey report is posted here for your review. Please also see the 2020 MRS Summary document for your convenience.
Changes in Michigan's Child Care Landscape (full report)
Child Care Provider Analysis by County
The CDC Program Data Dashboard provides a high level overview of ongoing case and provider data.
The Michigan Child Development and Care (CDC) Program partners with many local, state, and federal agencies to provide different types of assistance and resources to the public for child development and care. The following list of CDC Partners gives a brief overview of each partner's role within the program and information on how to contact them.
Great Start to Quality makes it easy for families to identify quality child care and preschool, helping them get the best for their child and the most for their money.
The easy-to-use website, www.GreatStartToQuality.org helps families find and compare early childhood programs and providers based on state quality standards for care, safety, professionalism and early learning. Click here: www.GreatStartToQuality.org to search for child care or preschool.
Great Start to Quality Resource Centers across the state offer families and providers access to free resources through lending libraries that include books and other learning materials to use with children. Great Start to Quality Resource Centers across the state support early childhood providers in their efforts to improve their programs by providing the following services and supports:
The Early Childhood Investment Corporation works to promote and implement innovative, high quality, research-based early childhood practices and policies that support a comprehensive, statewide early childhood system that will ensure every child's future success and the future success of the State of Michigan. Its work is grounded in the following values: collaboration, innovation, action, family focus, community focus, equity, engagement, professionalism, and accountability.
Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB)
The Child Care Licensing Bureau, a part of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, conducts onsite inspections to determine compliance with state law and licensing rules, provides technical assistance and consultation to improve the quality of service and investigates complaints alleging violations of licensing rules or law. The Child Care Licensing Bureau regulates family child care homes (1 to 6 children), group child care homes (7 to 12 children) and child care centers. Call CCLB at 1-866-685-0006 to get more information on becoming licensed or visit www.michigan.gov/michildcare for more information about licensed child care.
MI Bridges is a web portal to provide Michigan's citizens with access to the benefits they need. Apply for child care assistance here as well as check the status of your benefits.
Teacher Education And Compensation Helps® (T.E.A.C.H.)
http://www.miaeyc.org/professional-development/t-e-a-c-h-scholarships/
TEACH@miaeyc.org
1-866-MITEACH (1-866-648-3224)
This is a scholarship program for providers working in a licensed or registered early childhood program. This program helps cover most of the tuition and book costs, provides a travel allowance, and offers release time and a bonus for ongoing educational attainment. Providers must continue to work in the early childhood field at their child care setting or home program. Scholarships are available for associate or bachelor degrees in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and to help cover the cost of the Child Development Associate (CDA) fees.
Michigan Registry
833-386-9238
MiRegistry is a statewide data system for early childhood and out of school time providers. MiRegistry offers a statewide training calendar to support child care providers with finding training to meet their professional development needs. A provider can set up an online profile in the registry to track their employment, education, and training history.
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices
517-930-4387
Head Start is the federal school readiness program supporting low-income children and their families. Head Start and Early Head Start serve children birth through Kindergarten entry in centers, child care partner locations and in their own homes. In addition to infants and toddlers, Early Head Start also serves pregnant women. Head Start and Early Head Start provide comprehensive services, including health, early learning and family-well-being, that prepare children for success in school and beyond. Visit this site for more information and to find the Head Start or Early Head Start program near you.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program administered by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). This program may help child care centers, group and family child care homes and unlicensed providers who provide child care in their home and not the home of the child with the cost of meals and snacks given to children in their care. Visit the site listed above to find the CACFP sponsor in your area. For Healthier Child Care Environments Toolkits, please visit http://www.canr.msu.edu/snap_ed/childcare/
