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Innovation and advocacy: Building the early childhood workforce
If implemented, the many innovative solutions for building the early childhood workforce could have phenomenal results.
Do child care challenges differ for urban and rural families?
While geography shapes experience, families face similar struggles finding child care.
Allegan collaboration delivers backpacks to students
Community partners unite to supply backpacks and school essentials, preparing Allegan County children to begin the school year.
New early learning center to show ‘what’s possible’ in childcare from this Petoskey campus
"We believe this center can serve as a demonstration site for what’s possible when a community chooses to invest in its children and its caregivers," says Jennifer Wixson, NCMC’s Early Childhood Education program coordinator.
Mason wins $250K grant for historic preservation project
“The Certified Local Government program continues to be one of the strongest tools for supporting historic preservation projects at the local level,” says State Historic Preservation Officer Ryan M. Schumaker.
الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة
في عام 2024، لاحظ معلمو الطفولة المبكرة في جنوب غرب ديترويت انخفاضًا كبيرًا في تسجيل الأطفال في مرحلة ما قبل المدرسة، وذلك بعد تصاعد نشاط تنفيذ قوانين الهجرة. وعلى الرغم من أن هذا الانخفاض لم يتم توثيقه رسميًا في ذلك الوقت، أفادت منظمات مجتمعية أن ما يقارب 15٪ من الطلاب تم سحبهم من برامج ما قبل المدرسة في المنطقة خلال أسابيع قليلة.
Early care and education: A boon for children, families and the economy
Expanding access to affordable, high-quality early care and education could support working parents, strengthen the state’s labor market, and promote gender equity.
SBAM Nurture Benefits program enhances compensation for child care providers
The Small Business Association of Michigan Nurture Benefits will expand access to health insurance, life insurance, and retirement savings for Michigan's child care providers.
Grand Marais teen’s habitat project could shape how schools do conservation
Sixteen-year-old Will Paul's deer habitat improvement project became a community affair, with students, teachers and others helping to plant a variety of trees and shrubs to create a diverse habitat. The project serves as a model for community-driven conservation efforts.
Innovation and advocacy: Building the early childhood workforce
If implemented, the many innovative solutions for building the early childhood workforce could have phenomenal results.
Do child care challenges differ for urban and rural families?
While geography shapes experience, families face similar struggles finding child care.
Allegan collaboration delivers backpacks to students
Community partners unite to supply backpacks and school essentials, preparing Allegan County children to begin the school year.
New early learning center to show ‘what’s possible’ in childcare from this Petoskey campus
"We believe this center can serve as a demonstration site for what’s possible when a community chooses to invest in its children and its caregivers," says Jennifer Wixson, NCMC’s Early Childhood Education program coordinator.
Mason wins $250K grant for historic preservation project
“The Certified Local Government program continues to be one of the strongest tools for supporting historic preservation projects at the local level,” says State Historic Preservation Officer Ryan M. Schumaker.
الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة
في عام 2024، لاحظ معلمو الطفولة المبكرة في جنوب غرب ديترويت انخفاضًا كبيرًا في تسجيل الأطفال في مرحلة ما قبل المدرسة، وذلك بعد تصاعد نشاط تنفيذ قوانين الهجرة. وعلى الرغم من أن هذا الانخفاض لم يتم توثيقه رسميًا في ذلك الوقت، أفادت منظمات مجتمعية أن ما يقارب 15٪ من الطلاب تم سحبهم من برامج ما قبل المدرسة في المنطقة خلال أسابيع قليلة.
Early care and education: A boon for children, families and the economy
Expanding access to affordable, high-quality early care and education could support working parents, strengthen the state’s labor market, and promote gender equity.
SBAM Nurture Benefits program enhances compensation for child care providers
The Small Business Association of Michigan Nurture Benefits will expand access to health insurance, life insurance, and retirement savings for Michigan's child care providers.
Grand Marais teen’s habitat project could shape how schools do conservation
Sixteen-year-old Will Paul's deer habitat improvement project became a community affair, with students, teachers and others helping to plant a variety of trees and shrubs to create a diverse habitat. The project serves as a model for community-driven conservation efforts.
