How Medicaid supports early education and child development
Experts in Ann Arbor say health care access is inseparable from academic success.
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The early childhood models in other states inspiring Michigan policy advocates
Michigan is making meaningful strides to advance early childhood education but could make even more by looking to other states' models.
Home-based providers call for flexibility as Michigan expands Pre-K for All
Home-based providers in Ypsilanti and beyond could play a significant role in making Pre-K for All available to more children.
Will new MiLEAP policies better support small and home-based child care spaces?
Licensing updates and funding strategies aim to strengthen quality, stabilize providers, and expand access to child care.
ECIC guides Michigan’s early childhood strategy
ECIC works with public agencies, community partners, philanthropy, and providers to ensure every child has a foundation for lifelong success.
Community mental health’s unsung heroes: Listening, walking alongside, and holding hope
Throughout Michigan, quiet heroes leave a profound imprint on those with mental illness.
Detroit vs. outstate: Do child care challenges differ for urban and rural families?
While geography shapes experience, families face similar struggles finding child care.
الهجمات على العائلات المهاجرة وما تعنيه لتعليم الطفولة المبكرة
Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity.
Community mental health and hospitals partner to fill care gaps
Michigan's hospitals and community mental health agencies are working together to address gaps in behavioral health care that contribute to long emergency department stays and delays in treatment. Several recent initiatives aim to improve care coordination and create new models of crisis response.
Attacks on immigrant families and what that means for early education
Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. Advocates and policy researchers attribute these shifts to the growing climate of fear among immigrant families in Michigan.
