The Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB) performs state licensing regulatory duties as required by state laws and federal requirements.

The Office of Child Development and Care (CDC) supports low-income working families by providing access to affordable, high-quality early care and afterschool programs.

Early Learning and Family Supports provides resources to ensure that all children from birth to age eight—especially those with the greatest needs—have access to high-quality early learning and development programs, so they can enter kindergarten ready to thrive.

Our goal is simple: every child reads. A strong literacy foundation is vital for all Michiganders to thrive in their classroom, community, and future workplace right here in Michigan.

Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is Michigan’s free PreK program for eligible four-year-olds. Ranked #1 in the U.S., it’s a safe place where children learn how to get along with others, share, take turns, and make friends.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs, including American Indian and Alaska Native and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, provide free learning and development services to children ages birth to 5 from families identified as low income.

The PreK for All Initiative helps Michigan families save money while preparing the state’s youngest learners for kindergarten.

MI Kids Matter is your place to find what you need to give your child their best chance at health, happiness and success later in life.

One of the biggest barriers for working parents is the cost of child care, resulting in some parents leaving the workforce.
MI Tri-Share, an innovative bipartisan program, was created to change that.

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five is a competitive federal grant designed to improve states' early childhood landscape by building on existing federal, state, and local early care and
learning investments.