Training dates are now available for Aide and Relative Child Care Providers:
- Aide and relative child care providers caring for children whose parents receive stipends from the Department of Human Services (DHS) recently received a letter from DHS describing new training requirements to remain eligible to receive payment from the DHS stipends. The training for current aide and relative child care providers must be completed by September 19, 2010. Registration is available by calling Courtney Cramer at the Great Start Regional Resource Center at (877) 679-7222. Trainings currently scheduled through May. Please call to register.
All of the trainings will be held at the Genesee County MSU Extension office at 4215 W. Pasadena Ave., Flint Township 48504 (between Linden and Jennings Roads). The class will start and 9:00 and end at 4:00 pm., and will be free of charge to aide and relative child care providers.
The Genesee County Great Start Collaborative Mission
To assure a coordinated system of community resources and support to help all Genesee County families provide a great start for their children from pre-birth to age five.
Governance
The Genesee County Great Start Collaborative is a coalition of community agencies, business partners, faith partners, schools, health care providers, parents and individuals working together to improve programs and services for families with children from birth to age five. The collaborative pledges to be family guided, community based, nonpartisan, use evidence based strategies with measurable results and to be accountable to the community. The Genesee County Great Start Collaborative is a grantee of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation with Genesee Intermediate School District as the fiduciary. Additional funding to support the collaborative is provided by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint and the United Way of Genesee County. The staff and offices are located in the Health, Safety and Nutrition Services Department of Genesee Intermediate School District, located at G-2284 South Ballenger Highway, Flint, Michigan 48503.
Structure of the Great Start Collaborative
Great Start Collaborative Organizational Chart 2008-09.pdf
OPERATING GUIDELINES (REVISED 2008)
Contact Information
For more information or to become a member of the Great Start Collaborative contact Beth Hackett, Coordinator,
at (810) 591-5588 or e-mail at bhackett@geneseeisd.org or Kim Warren, Secretary, at (810) 591-5603 or e-mail at kwarren@geneseeisd.org.
Meeting Information
Anyone is invited to participate in our Comprehensive Great Start Collaborative meetings, held quarterly (see schedule below for dates and times). The Steering Committee meetings are by invitation only and meet monthly. Parent Coalition meetings are open to parents of children birth to twelve and also meet on a monthly basis.
09-10 GS Collaborative MTG SCHEDULE.doc
The Work of The Great Start Collaborative
The Great Start Collaborative has identified priority areas that the workgroups are developing:
Improved quality and access to high quality early care and education for children birth - five in Genesee County.
A treatment court model for infants and parents facing termination of parental rights.
A medical home for children to improve access to well baby care, preventable illness, immunizations, developmental screenings, and treatment for minor illness.
Improved access by parents, grandparents and others caring for children to parent education programs and resources.
Improved understanding of the effect of mental health and self regulation of parents and children on the development and success of children.
Great Start Collaborative Publications
REPORT ON THE STATUS OF CHILDREN IN GENESEE COUNTY (2007)
STRATEGIC PLAN
ACTION AGENDA 2009-10 (1).doc
GREAT START COLLABORATIVE BROCHURE
PRESCHOOL CONTACT BROCHURE 09 Final.pdf
PARENT BROCHURE
Financing a Great Start for Genesee County 9 09.pdf
ECIC has created a new online database of licensed, registered child care and early education programs in Michigan. Please see the Resources section for the link and more information.
