The Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB) performs state licensing regulatory duties as required by state laws and federal requirements.
Early learning and development program resources for all children, birth to age eight, especially those in highest need.
The MI Tri-Share Child Care Program is an innovative approach to increasing access to high-quality, affordable child care for working families while also helping employers retain talent and remove one major barrier to employment.
Michigan is one of 20 states selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to receive the Preschool Development B-5 renewal grant (PDG).
The PreK for All Initiative helps Michigan families save money while preparing the state’s youngest learners for kindergarten.
The Office of Education Partnerships at MiLEAP oversees both the Governor’s Educator Advisory Council and the Michigan PreK-12 Literacy Commission.
The Office of Family Partnerships coordinates and aligns a statewide system of family-school-community partnerships in support of positive developmental, health and academic outcomes, ensuring every learner in Michigan thrives.
By 2030, 60% of working-age Michiganders will have a certificate or college degree. Michigan will be a talent leader — fueling the future workforce and providing opportunity for all.
The Michigan Legislature tasked MiLEAP’s Office of Higher Education (OHE) with partnering statewide to improve student transfer and credit acceptance. Through its Transfer Success Project, OHE advances student-centered outcomes using evidence-based strategies and meaningful cross-sector collaboration.
The Universal FAFSA Challenge supports districts in adopting a local universal FAFSA policy and implementing FAFSA completion support in their high schools and local communities.
The Office of Higher Education at MiLEAP convened a 15-member task force to examine how basic needs insecurity affects college students across Michigan. Their goal is to identify effective interventions and recommend policy changes that remove financial barriers to education.
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This Great Start Readiness Program Implementation Manual is designed to serve as a guide for Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) administrators and staff. The Michigan State Board of Education criteria and Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) expectations for GSRP require adherence to this manual and all standards in the Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Birth to Kindergarten (ECSQ) GSRP must comply with Public Act 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended, as well as the Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers.
MiLEAP requires grantees to address program quality. All programs must participate in Great Start to Quality and maintain at least the Enhancing Quality level. In addition, programs must utilize both the applicable program evaluation tool and an approved ongoing and authentic child assessment tool to gather and analyze outcome data for continuous quality improvement (see the Program Evaluation and Child Assessment sections of this manual for more information).
Details on the above tools as well as other resources critical to implementing high-quality PreK programs, such as an approved comprehensive curriculum and an approved developmental screener, can be found in subsequent sections of this manual.
Revised April 2026
