CategoriesUncategorized Notice of Public Meeting: Executive Committee Special Meeting on Jan. 10, 2024 Posted on Posted onJanuary 5, 2024January 5, 2024By Dawne Bell NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Posted in accordance with the provisions of P.A. 203 of 1965, as … Read MoreNotice of Public Meeting: Executive Committee Special Meeting on Jan. 10, 2024
CategoriesUncategorized Celebrating 2023 Policy Wins for Young Children and Their Families Posted on Posted onDecember 11, 2023December 13, 2023By Mariah McClain As the year winds down, please join us in thanking members of the Think Babies … Read MoreCelebrating 2023 Policy Wins for Young Children and Their Families
CategoriesLatest News Important Announcement from ECIC Posted on Posted onNovember 20, 2023November 21, 2023By Mariah McClain Dawne Bell, CEO of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC), announced that she is stepping … Read MoreImportant Announcement from ECIC
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Think Babies Michigan Parent Spotlight: Rachel Gerbig Posted on Posted onNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023By Mariah McClain After having her son, Rachel uses her lived experiences to relate to families with young … Read MoreThink Babies Michigan Parent Spotlight: Rachel Gerbig
CategoriesLatest News ECIC and TalentFirst Publish Proposal for Early Care and Education Wage Scale Posted on Posted onOctober 19, 2023October 26, 2023By Mariah McClain Grand Rapids, MI (October 19, 2023) In response to a two-decade decline in Michigan’s child … Read MoreECIC and TalentFirst Publish Proposal for Early Care and Education Wage Scale
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Meet the Mother of Two that Advocated for 12 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Long Before it Became a Bill Posted on Posted onOctober 18, 2023February 5, 2024By Mariah McClain HOWELL, MI – When Meghan S. shared the news about her first pregnancy with her … Read MoreMeet the Mother of Two that Advocated for 12 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Long Before it Became a Bill
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Once a Back-Row Observer, this Dad now Sits at the Head Table for Think Babies Michigan Posted on Posted onSeptember 13, 2023September 15, 2023By Mariah McClain Bloomfield, MI – One recent summer afternoon, Christian Ko was mulling over the power of … Read MoreOnce a Back-Row Observer, this Dad now Sits at the Head Table for Think Babies Michigan
CategoriesLatest News Think Babies Michigan Adopts Paid Family & Medical Leave as a Policy Priority in Alignment with Governor’s Announcement Posted on Posted onSeptember 12, 2023October 12, 2023By Mariah McClain At its most recent meeting on September 11, the Think Babies Michigan Coalition’s Executive Committee … Read MoreThink Babies Michigan Adopts Paid Family & Medical Leave as a Policy Priority in Alignment with Governor’s Announcement
CategoriesLatest News ECIC’s Top Ten Recommendations for MiLEAP Posted on Posted onAugust 25, 2023February 20, 2024By Dawne Bell On July 12, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Department … Read MoreECIC’s Top Ten Recommendations for MiLEAP
CategoriesLatest News Gov. Whitmer Announces Investment to Address Early Learning Workforce Shortage and Expand Access to Child Care for Working Families Posted on Posted onAugust 16, 2023August 25, 2023By Jesse Steinberg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2023 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced … Read MoreGov. Whitmer Announces Investment to Address Early Learning Workforce Shortage and Expand Access to Child Care for Working Families