Parent Resources
U.P.
State
- A Parent's Guide to Early Learning & Care in MI (PDF)
- DHS I-billing
- Great Start / ECIC
- Dept. of Human Services (DHS)
- Michigan Early On
- Women’s Caring Program (day care assistance)
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Assoc. of Child Development (ACD) Food Program
- MSU Extension

Great Start CONNECT is our online statewide database of licensed, registered child care and early education programs in Michigan.
Bridges 4 Kids provides information and referral for parents and professionals seeking help for children from birth through transition to adult life.
Early on Michigan assists families with infants and toddlers, from birth until they turn 36 months or 3 years of age, who may be experiencing delays in their development or if they have a diagnosed disability.
Michigan Department of Human Services- Your Child
National

Zero to Three
American Academy of Pediatrics
Children’s Defense Fund
Consumer Product Safety Commission (recalls)- Kids Health
- National Network for Childcare

Born Learning helps parents, grandparents and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities.- National Association for Family Child Care
- National Assoc. for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC)

