About
The Great Parents, Great Start program, formerly known as ACTS (All Children Connected to Succeed) is a parent involvement and education program for all families with children from birth to kindergarten entry in Ingham County. The program is funded from a grant through the State of Michigan Department of Education, so services are at no cost to participating families. Some of the services the program provides are…
- Home-based personal visits for families with infants (0-12 months)
- Parent-child playgroups that focus on developmental learning activities for children ages 1-4
- Developmental screenings for all children up through 5 years old
- Distribution of R.E.A.D.Y. kits and Keys to Success Resource Guides Connection for parents and children, as needed, to other community resources and early childhood programs and services The Michigan Great Parents website links parents to a multitude of services and activities in Ingham County.
The services are required to address:
- child development information birth-5
- methods to enhance parent-child interaction, including encouraging reading 30 minutes per day
- examples of learning opportunities-promoting social, physical, and intellectual growth
- access to needed community services
- promotion of marriage
Universal services must be provided as well as more intensive services to a targeted population (identified by the community). Additionally, services must be based on research-based models for the population served and anyone providing services must be trained in early child development.
The outcomes expected are:
- Improve school readiness for all young children
- Increase parent involvement in early education.
- Foster the maintenance of stable families.
- Reduce enrollments in special education
- Decrease retention of pupils in grade
Playgroup Schedule
Check out our current schedule of times and locations for Great Parents, Great Start playgroups.
For more information
If you are interested in any of the above services or would like more information, call Michelle Nicholson at (517) 244-1384 or Wendy Moncada at (517) 372-9411 x207 |
