Early Education Matters

الأطفال في سن ما قبل المدرسة الذين يعيشون مع التوحد يستفيدون من التعليم المبكر بشكل كبير

تحدثت "تهم التعليم المبكر" عن هذا الموضوع المهم مع هيذر إيكنر، مديرة التعليم على مستوى الولاية في تحالف التوحد في ميشيغان (AAOM) وأم لطفلين يعيشان مع التوحد.

Why preschoolers living with autism benefit from early education

Early childhood education presents a golden opportunity to set up children living with autism for academic success.

Most of Michigan’s counties having childcare deserts, areas that have three or more families competing for one available childcare slot.
Regional organizations help determine the childcare landscape within their own communities

The East-Central Michigan Child Care Coalition is working on expanding childcare organizations, serve more parents, and lower costs to families.   

Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event.
Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders met to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.

Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event.
Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

WKKF, IFF, KConnect, and First Steps Kent met with other stakeholders met to discuss a report that found 20,500 additional slots are needed to meet the Kent County’s demand for childcare.

تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع

تُعَدُّ برامج التعليم المبكر في ديترويت نماذج ممتازة لبرنامج الروضة للجميع

Ivy Jones, Jasmine Mahone, Sherie Sharpe, Janye Ellis, and Dorothy Brooks taking part in Detroit Champions for Hope.
Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers

Through a focus on advocacy, community leadership, and parent engagement, Detroit Champions for HOPE works to better the lives of Detroit’s children by empowering parents and caregivers to be their child’s first champions.

Parents weigh in on Pre-K for All

Parents across the state are excited about what Pre-K for All means for their little ones. And they have shared feedback on the proposed program at listening sessions across the state.

14% of Michigan children 5 and under live in families in which someone quit, changed, or refused a job because of problems with child care.
Underfunding early child care has far-reaching impacts

The U.S economy loses an estimated $122 billion a year through lost earnings, productivity, and tax revenue because of the challenge parents have in finding early child care.

Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best.
Detroit early education programs serve as excellent models for PreK for All

Many great examples of pre-K programs that have been well executed exist across the nation. Right here in Michigan, Detroit’s pre-K programs are among the best.

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