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July 26, 2010

By Brenda Brissette-Mata

LUDINGTON – For the members of the Mason-Lake-Oceana Great Start Parent Coalition (MLO GSPC) spreading the word about the importance of early childhood success is of the utmost importance.

July 26, 2010

By Teri Banas

DETROIT- Retired Chrysler assembly worker Jacquelyn Chevis loves the exchange of ideas and experiences that comes from taking classes with other relative and aide child care providers through the Great...

July 20, 2010

By Teri Banas

BATTLE CREEK – In an unanticipated chain of events, Glenn Cobb became his 82-year-old mother’s biggest hero.

On a recent summer day, Cobb put his billfold - containing his newly-earned American Heart Association CPR...

July 20, 2010

By Teri Banas

CHARLEVOIX – Dawn Billings discovered a posting in her church bulletin from a mom seeking child care for her two school-age children.

July 20, 2010

By Brenda Brissette-Mata

MIDLAND — Enrolling a child in preschool in Midland County has become a lot easier since the Midland County Quality Preschool Partnership and the Great Start Collaborative streamlined the intake process.

One mother...

July 13, 2010

By Teri Banas

MUSKEGON –As Debra McCain practiced CPR techniques on a child-size mannequin in a Great Start to Quality Orientation class in May, her thoughts were never far from the heartbreaking events of Mother’s Day that month....

July 13, 2010

By Brenda Brissette-Mata

LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP -- It isn’t unusual for members of the Great Start Parent Coalition (GSPC) in Sanilac County to bring children to meetings. After all, child care services are provided.

But what members didn’t...

July 6, 2010

By Teri Banas

ISHPEMING – In this northern corner of the state, home to the National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum, winters can feel desperately long and time spent playing outdoors can be limited.

July 1, 2010

LANSING – Concerned that a key component of Michigan’s economic turnaround may be lost amid election-year politics, children’s advocates today launched the Sandbox Party for Michigan’s Youngest Learners.

The nonpartisan, nonpolitical...