Early Childhood

Child Care
Early Years
Existing Early Childhood Initiatives in Macomb County
Information, Organizations & Research
Literacy Links
Parent Involvement in Education

Child Care

• National Network for Childcare 

• Community Coordinated Child Care (4C)
   

Early Years

• Zero to Three

• I Am Your Child

• Children Youth and Families Education and Research Network
   

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Existing Early Childhood Initiatives in Macomb County

• Early On Macomb 
• Head Start 
• Macomb Association for the Education of Young Children 
• MIPP (Macomb Infant Preschool Program) 
• Macomb Literacy Partners 
• Parents as Teachers (PAT)
• Project Find 
• School Readiness Program 
   

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Information, Organizations & Research

• The Future of Children 
• Stand for Children 
• National Association for the Education of Young Children 
• Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children 
• National Program for Playground Safety 
• The Carolina Abecedarian Project 
• Ready to Succeed 
• High Scope Educational Research Foundation 
• Families and Work Institute 
• Children's Defense Fund
• Connect for Kids 
• Kids Count  
• Michigan Department of Education 
   

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Literacy

• The Children's Book Council 

• Reach Out and Read 

• Eric Carle 

• Jan Brett 

• Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 

• National Institute for Literacy 
• National Center for Family Literacy 
• Michigan Reading Association 
• Literacy Empowerment Foundation 
• Macomb Literacy Partners 
• Children's Literacy 
• 100 Pictures Books Everyone Should Know 
   

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Parent Involvement in Education

Authors and Books

• Eric Carle 
• Reach Out and Read 
• National Center for Family Literacy 
• Jan Brett 
• Read Me a Story 
• Favorite Books 
• Choosing a Child's Book 
• 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know 
   

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Child Advocacy 

• The Future of Children
• Stand for Children
   

Child Care

• National Network for Child Care 
   

Child Development

• Zero to Three 
• I Am Your Child 
• Kids Health 
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
• Children Youth and Families Education and Research Network
   

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Child Health and Safety

• Kids Health 
• McGruff Safe Kids  
• MI Pediatra (Spanish language site with child health info) 
   

Home Activities

• PBS Ready to Learn 
• Publications for Parents 
• Summer Home Learning Recipes 
• Using Language to Learn: Activities 
   

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Macomb County Resources

• Making the Right Connection 

Parent Information

• Children, Youth and Family Programs - MSUE
• Families and Work Institute   
• Family Education Network 
• Foster Parent Home Page  
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
• I Am Your Child  
• National Association for the Education of Young Children   
• National Center for Fathering
• Single Parenting 
• Stepfamily Network  
• U.S. Governments Official Web Portal
• Children Youth and Families Education and Research Network
   

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