"A Great Start Begins With Great Providers"

 The Project Great Start Professional Development Initiative is a professional development opportunity designed to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood providers working in a licensed child care center, group home or registered family home.
 

The initiative aims to:

q       Build knowledge and skills in early literacy, language and mathematics.

q       Help providers implement best practices through coaching and  mentoring.

q       Provide additional social and emotional supports for children in your program.

q       Improve children’s school readiness skills.

Courses are offered at Grand Rapids Community College, Lansing Community College, Mott Community College and Schoolcraft College through traditional classroom learning, virtual/on-line coursework as well as a combination of the two.

 T.E.A.C.H. scholarships are available for eligible providers who participate in the initiative.

If providers are not eligible for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship, then a scholarship counselor will direct the provider toward other financial supports, which may be available to the provider through the project.

For more information about the initiative, call 1-866 MI TEACH or

visit the following websites http://www.mi4c.org/teach/greatstart.html and http://www.soe.umich.edu/greatstart

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Michigan is funded by the Michigan Family Independence Agency and administered through the Michigan 4C Association.

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