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Early Education

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Early Education

The Early Education division strives to ensure that all young children meet their developmental milestones and enter kindergarten with the tools and ability to succeed in school.

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Child Care Licensing


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

Child Development and Care


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

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.

Great Start Readiness Program

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 State Collaboration Office

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.

PreK for All

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

MI Kids Matter


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.

MI Tri-Share Child Care


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.

Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five

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.