Early Childhood Services Department at Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA)
Letter from the Executive Director
Greetings Wayne County!
It is truly my pleasure to serve you as the Executive Director of Early Childhood for WRESA, and I am pleased to share our newly developed monthly newsletter – Early Childhood Digest (WCRESA). This digest will be a one-stop place for you to receive important messages, updates, resources, announcements etc. from our department. We want to streamline our communication process, so that you have one location to check for monthly resources and updates related to Early Childhood and GSRP for Wayne County.
For this inaugural September digest, there is lots of important information.
I want to especially highlight the following areas of information to be sure to review :
- New 2022-2023 Quintile Information
- GSRP Enrollment reminder
- Early Childhood Specialist Quarterly Meetings
- GSRP Promotional Materials Survey – Seeking Your Input by Friday September 16.
We look forward to a wonderful year and continued collaboration to ensure we are partners in support high quality GSRP programs in Wayne County!
Best wishes,
Dr. Sophia Lafayette-Lause 
Child Care Stabilization Grants Summer 2022 : Applications due by Sept. 9th
What is the Child Care Stabilization Grant?
The Child Care Stabilization Grant is a $700 million investment in child care providers across Michigan. The Stabilization Grant is a non-competitive grant for child care providers to help stabilize operations and support the health and safety of children and staff.
When Will the Application be Available?
The Summer 2022 application will be available August 9 through September 9, 2022.
To be eligible to apply for the Summer grant you must submit your Fall 2021 Child Care Stabilization Grant Operations Report prior to applying. If you received hiring and recruitment funds you must submit your report prior to applying (report was due July 31, 2022).
Will everyone who applies receive a grant?
This is a non-competitive grant. Every eligible child care provider that submits a complete application will receive a grant award. Funding is not awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
Michigan’s Collective Early Childhood Action Plan
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to release Michigan’s Collective Early Childhood Action Plan, which is shaped by the experiences of families, early childhood providers, and other community and state leaders.
This plan represents an opportunity to strengthen connections between all aspects of the early childhood system and work collaboratively to improve young children’s learning and growth.
This plan is fully consistent with Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, specifically the plan outlines contributions to goals one, two, and three.
The plan can be found at: Michigan’s Collective Early Childhood Action Plan.
If you have questions or would like to participate in the implementation of Michigan’s Collective Early Childhood Action Plan, contact Joy Milano at milanoj@michigan.gov.
Early Childhood Standards of Quality Birth to Kindergarten Public Comment
This document will be used to support the growth and development of all children birth through kindergarten throughout the state. It also will support early childhood professionals in recognizing individual developmental trajectories and expressions of learning, and guide programs toward improved quality in their operations.
The standards were updated to support Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan.
This set of standards will replace Michigan’s current Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infant and Toddler Programs and Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten, which were adopted by Michigan’s State Board of Education in 2013, and will inform program development, program quality evaluation, and continuous improvement efforts at Michigan’s educator preparation institutions.
The proposed Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Birth to Kindergarten are available here.
All feedback must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., September 21, 2022, online at: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/early-learners-and-care/ecsq-0-to-5-publiccomment
