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Child Care

Give your child the best care.

looking for child care?

Start with this brochure to look for Quality Early Childhood Education: Great Start to Quality Childcare Brochure
Find quality child care in your area visit www.GreatStartToQuality.org and click Parents searching for child care and preschools.

Is This the Right Place for my Child?

A guide to support parents when looking for child care and preschool: Is this the Right Place for My Child?
If you want to talk with someone about childcare, you can call Rosanna at 989-399-7457

Childcare Provider overview

State-Licensed Programs: Child Care and Preschool Centers - These provide early learning and care in a licensed center-based setting with rooms or multiple classrooms, including child care, preschool, Head Start and Great Start Readiness programs.

Group Child Care Homes: These provide early learning and care in a licensed home-based setting for up to 12 children.

Family Child Care Homes: These provide early learning and care for up to six children in a registered home-based setting.

Unlicensed Providers: Are adults (at least 18 years old) enrolled by the Child Development and Care Program within the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start to care for up to four children at the same time, either where the children/child lives or in the provider's home. If care is delivered in the provider's home, the provider must be related to the children/child by blood, marriage or adoption.

Spotlight on a Child Care Provider

Meet Zay’s Playhouse

Genise Weston
Owner

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Zay’s Playhouse has been in business and serving families and children in the Great Lakes Bay region for 7 years.  

Owner, Genise Weston, says she loves working with the little ones and watching them grow and learn new things.  Zay’s Playhouse offers quality service to families.  Parents know when they drop their children off, they’ll have fun!  Zay’s Playhouse offers a curriculum and take home activities.  

Zay’s Playhouse is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m and serves children 6 months to 8 years old.  They also serve children with allergies, food allergies, asthma and autism.  Genise can be reached at 989-792-4566. 

meet other Child Care Centers

  • Kinder Kare  (download spotlight)
    Ashley Prell |Center Director of Frankenmuth Kinder Kare - 989-652-3345 or mccc7@att.net

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Great Start Saginaw
3933 Barnard Road
Saginaw, MI 48603
989-399-7452
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  • Is My Child on Track?
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