Agency: Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) – Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB)
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap/early-childhood-education/cclb
Description: The Child Care Licensing Bureau licenses and regulates child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes throughout Michigan. The bureau provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, technical assistance, and compliance guidance.
Program: Great Start to Quality (GSQ)
Website: https://greatstarttoquality.org
Description: Great Start to Quality is Michigan's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), supporting continuous quality improvement through coaching, professional development, technical assistance, quality recognition, and family engagement.
Registry: MiRegistry
Website: https://www.miregistry.org
Description: Michigan's official professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to maintain training records, register for approved professional development, document credentials, and support career advancement.
Organization: Great Start to Quality Resource Centers
Website: https://greatstarttoquality.org
Description: Michigan's regional Child Care Resource & Referral network provides coaching, technical assistance, lending libraries, quality improvement supports, referrals, and professional development opportunities for child care providers.
Organization: Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (Michigan AEYC)
Website: https://www.miaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities across Michigan.
Organization: Michigan Department of Education – Office of Health and Nutrition Services
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde
Description: Administers Michigan's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance for participating child care providers.
Agency: Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete comprehensive criminal history background checks, fingerprinting, and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap
Description: Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) provides free, high-quality preschool opportunities for eligible four-year-old children and is expanding toward universal access.
Program: Early On® Michigan
Website: https://1800earlyon.org
Description: Early On® Michigan provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families through coordinated services.
Organization: MiLEAP, MiRegistry, and TEACH Early Childhood® Michigan
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap
Description: Provides scholarships, workforce initiatives, quality improvement funding, professional development supports, and grant opportunities for Michigan's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include MiRegistry-recognized professional development, pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, active supervision, and other training required by Michigan Child Care Licensing.
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap/early-childhood-education/cclb
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, licensing rules, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mileap
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Michigan.
Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) – Child Care Licensing
Website: https://mn.gov/dhs
Description: The Minnesota Department of Human Services licenses and regulates child care centers and family child care programs throughout Minnesota. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Parent Aware
Website: https://parentaware.org
Description: Parent Aware is Minnesota's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), recognizing programs committed to continuous quality improvement through coaching, professional development, technical assistance, and quality ratings.
Registry: Develop
Website: https://developtoolmn.org
Description: Minnesota's professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to document education, credentials, training, and career advancement while accessing approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: Child Care Aware® of Minnesota
Website: https://www.childcareawaremn.org
Description: Minnesota's Child Care Resource & Referral network provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MnAEYC)
Website: https://www.mnaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Minnesota Department of Education – Nutrition Program Services
Website: https://education.mn.gov
Description: Administers Minnesota's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Website: https://mn.gov/dhs
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete fingerprint-based background studies and required clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program
Website: https://education.mn.gov
Description: Minnesota's Voluntary Prekindergarten Program expands access to high-quality early learning opportunities for eligible four-year-old children.
Program: Help Me Grow Minnesota
Website: https://helpmegrowmn.org
Description: Help Me Grow Minnesota connects families with early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while providing coordinated family support.
Organization: Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
Website: https://children.mn.gov
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for Minnesota's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) prevention, abusive head trauma prevention, emergency preparedness, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://mn.gov/dhs
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background study information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://children.mn.gov
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Minnesota.
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