look for signs of quality:

supportING the individual child 

• Math in the Mail
• Regional Preschool Partnership Interest Form
• Saginaw Community Care Hub
• Saginaw ISD Head Start / Early Head Start

participating in great start to quality and licensed providers

• Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
• Great Start to Quality

Encouraging and supporting family involvement

• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
• Imagination Library
• Great Lakes Bay Moms
• Parent Engagement Toolkit

continuing professional staff development

• Great Start to Quality
• National Association for the Education of Young People
• National Education Association

meeting the mental health needs by coaching, mentoring, and reflective supervision

• Great Start to Quality
• Saginaw County Community Mental Health

Valuing Parent and Community Input

• Involvement Matters: What to Tell Parents
• Saginaw County Great Start Parent Coalition
• Top 10 Reasons to Join Your Child's PTO

Collaborating early childhood and k-12 with a clear mission and vision

• MDE Top 10 in 10 Years 
• Saginaw County Great Start Collaborative

maintaining class sizes per standards

• How Important is a Class Size? 
• National Education Association

participating in great start collaborative

• Get Involved with Great Start Saginaw
• Get Involved with Great Start Parent Coalition

facilitating transitioning programs

• Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
• Saginaw ISD Transitions Center
• Transitions to Kindergarten

advocate for our children

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