Welcome to Great Start Tuscola
The mission of Great Start Collaborative is to engage multi-disciplinary partners and families to identify, plan and implement system change to strengthen families and improve child outcomes. Since 2017, one of our major priorities has been the implementation of the Strengthening Families Framework that promotes 5 Protective Factors to make families strong.
Office of Great Start Desired Outcomes:
- Children are born healthy
- Children are thriving and developmentally on track from birth-third grade
- Children are developmentally ready to succeed in school at time of entry
- Children are prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond, reading proficiently by the end of third grade
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Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income.
Michigan’s Children
Michigan’s Children works to ensure that public policies are made in the best interest of children from cradle to career and their families.
Great Start to Quality
Great Start to Quality is Michigan’s quality rating and improvement system that supports early childhood programs and providers in their efforts to improve their programs.
Great Start Readiness Program
Looking to attend preschool in Tuscola County? Check our location directory or call our enrollment number for more information.
United Way Airs 211
2-1-1 is a free, easy-to-remember telephone number that connects people in need with people who can help – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Ages and Stages
Get the essentials for every age and stage of a child’s life by downloading these valuable resources intended to help support parent, teacher, and child care providers.
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
The Early Childhood Investment Corporation is dedicated to serving and advancing the interests of young children in Michigan. We provide research-based information to guide policy and program decision making so that every child has an equal opportunity to succeed in school and in life.
Milestones App
Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development.
Kids Count
KIDS COUNT is a premier source of data on children and families. The KIDS COUNT data book assesses child well-being in the United States.
Build Up Michigan
Build Up Michigan helps parents and their children, ages 3 through 5, get additional educational support as they begin and continue to learn the skills needed to enter kindergarten.
Michigan Registry
Michigan Registry is an all-in-one resource for tracking professional development, facilitating training, and growing professionally. They’re here to support you.
Early On Michigan
Early On is Michigan’s system for helping infants and toddlers, birth to age 3 and their families who have developmental delays or are at risk for delays due to certain health conditions.
Thumb Community Health Partnership
The Thumb Community Health Partnership is located in the rural area of Michigan referred to as the Thumb. Members include public mental health authorities, a private mental health agency, public health departments, hospitals, and a human service agency.
Talking is Teaching
Check out our resources for simple tips and ideas on talking, reading and singing with young children during everyday moments.
MiLEAP
MiLEAP prioritizes education from preschool through postsecondary with a focus on preparing children for kindergarten and helping more people earn a skill certificate or degree to help them get a good paying job. To accomplish this goal, MiLEAP will mobilize all our resources, both inside and outside the classroom, collaborate with leaders at the local, regional, and state level, and develop a plan that will put every Michigander on a path to prosperity.
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About us
Tuscola Great Start works to ensure every child in Tuscola County is safe, healthy, eager and ready to succeed in school and become contributing, productive members of an economically stable Tuscola County.
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These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education
Contact
Great Start Tuscola
1401 Cleaver Rd
Caro, MI 48723
(989) 673-2144 ext 30325