Lenawee Great Start coordinates community services, programs and resources to provide the best opportunities for young children to get the skills and experiences they need to succeed. During the early years children develop rapidly. Their experiences shape learning and behavior patterns that will last a lifetime. A collaborative of Lenawee community leaders, educators, health care professionals, child care providers, parents, service providers, policymakers, and local business men and women work together to insure support for all children and families. They understand that investing in the earliest years is smart policy--the children starting school ready to learn today become the productive community members of tomorrow. Join us as we grow great kids in Lenawee County!
Vision
All children in Lenawee County will start school healthy, safe and ready to succeed.
Mission
Coordinate community resources and support to provide a great start for all children birth to five.
Collaborative
A partnership of Lenawee parents, community agencies, business leaders, healthcare providers, educators, foundations, faith leaders and individuals working together to coordinate a system of services to support the development of young children and their families.
A ‘Great Start’
Pays off in school success, higher graduation rates, a better-trained workforce and higher earnings AND saves costs down the road in fewer people going to prison, lower welfare dependency, reduced special education costs and a decrease in teen pregnancy.
Michigan's Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Lenawee Great Start was established by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) in April 2008. The ECIC is a public corporation that provides funding and consultation to local Great Start Collaboratives across the state to ensure the healthy development of all Michigan children. Today every county in Michigan has a great start.
Read about the latest National Scientific Council on the Developing Child report. 