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Approved Curricula
Michigan 2026 Early Childhood Curriculum Review
Approved Curricula
Great Start Readiness Program Approved Curricula
- Connect4Learning®: The Pre-K Curriculum
- Early Foundations (limited to KinderCare programs)
- Every Child Ready (limited to Appletree programs)
- Great First Eight PreK-4/TK Curriculum
- HighScope Preschool Curriculum
- Life Essentials (limited to Kiddie Academy programs)
- The Creative Curriculum for Pre-K
- The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
- The Montessori Model
- The Reggio Emilia Model
- Wonder of Learning® by The Goddard School® (limited to The Goddard School programs)
- World at Their Fingertips (limited to Bright Horizons programs)
Great Start to Quality Program Approved Curricula
Birth-to-Three
- Experience Baby Early Learning Curriculum
- Great First Eight Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- HighScope for Family Child Care
- HighScope Infant Toddler Curriculum Kit
- The Bank Street Approach
- The Creative Curriculum for Infants
- The Creative Curriculum for Toddlers
- The Creative Curriculum® for Twos
PreK
- Connect4Learning®: The Pre-K Curriculum
- Early Foundations (limited to KinderCare programs)
- Every Child Ready (limited to Appletree programs)
- Great First Eight PreK-4/TK Curriculum
- HighScope Preschool Curriculum
- The Creative Curriculum for Pre-K
- The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
Across Early Childhood
- Life Essentials (limited to Kiddie Academy programs)
- The Montessori Model
- The Reggio Emilia Model
- Wonder of Learning® by The Goddard School® (limited to The Goddard School programs)
- World at Their Fingertips (limited to Bright Horizons program
6/30/2026