COOR ISD is your local contact for Born Learning! Contact Michele Cochrane (989) 275-9537 for more information.

Great Starts Here:
A new quarterly publication to give you added insight into the work of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation and Great Start, Michigan’s nationally recognized statewide initiative to foster school readiness and life success for young children.

www.healthychildren.org - Whether you have a question about a specific condition or are looking for general guidance, you know you can trust us. That’s because HealthyChildren.org is the only site backed by 60,000 American Academy of Pediatrics member pediatricians. We’re committed to offering the most reliable, up-to-the-minute health advice for proactive parents and caregivers.

www.greatstartforkids.org/content/great-start-connect Welcome to Great Start Connect, your online connection to early learning resources in Michigan! As part of the Great Start Child Care Quality Project, the ECIC has launched Great Start Connect to help link parents and those caring for young children with the resources, supports and services needed to give Michigan children a Great Start. As part of our new initiative, Great Start CONNECT, ECIC created a new online statewide database of licensed, registered child care and early education programs in Michigan. Now, families can access this database 24 hours a day, seven days a week to quickly and conveniently search for and contact child care providers who match their needs.

AblePlay.org – AblePlay™ toy evaluations are the key to unlocking the magic of play for children with special needs! Choosing toys for children with disabilities can be difficult. There are thousands of choices but finding just the right toy to match the varying abilities of each child with special needs can be a challenge. AblePlay’s independent toy reviews and detailed information help you get “beyond the box” to understand each toy’s unique features, creative ways each toy can be used with children with special needs and skills that will be enhanced as a result.

The Listening Room – The Listening Room is a steady stream of FREE activities and resources to support the development of speech, language and listening skills of children, adolescents and adult cochlear implant recipients.

Project Find Michigan -Project Find conducts continuous public awareness and referral activities designed to locate, identify, and refer as early as possible all children, youth, and young adults with disabilities who may be eligible for special educational services through Michigan’s Administrative Rules for Special Education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B.

Zero to Three – The latest information and resources in early childhood.

Toolkit for Parents on Early Development – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities have produced a toolkit to help parents learn about the milestones in their children’s growth, from birth to age 5 years, as well as developmental delays and other disabilities. The “Learn the Signs. Act Early” campaign and toolkit are designed to help parents recognize any delays so that their children can be screened and receive early treatment, if necessary. Available in both English and Spanish, the toolkit includes an informational card on developmental milestones, a growth chart, and a series of factsheets on milestones and developmental and behavioral delays. These materials can be downloaded from the website or ordered in bulk.

American Baby Why teach children sign language? It helps babies learn to communicate before they can talk, and teaches kids to appreciate a language used by some of the deaf community.

Child Welfare Information Gateway consolidates and expands upon the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse to provide easy access to programs, research, statistics, laws and policies, and training resources all in one place. Find essential information and resources on a wide range of topics, including child abuse prevention, family preservation and support, domestic and intercountry adoption, search and reunion, and much more.

Talaris Research Institute – works to improve the healthy social, emotional and cognitive development of children from the prenatal period through age five by providing parents with tools to raise their children effectively.

Michigan’s Great Start for Kids – Stay up to date on the latest information on the statewide Great Start initiative.

Great Parents – What’s happening in your county?

Recalls – This site has all the information on recalls, including car seats, toys and equipment for children.

READY Program – Information on READY kits and ordering within Michigan.

US Department of Education – Free informational booklets for parents & caregivers: Healthy Start, Grow Smart (series of booklets birth to 12 months), Helping your Preschool Child (birth-5), and Helping your Child Become a Reader (birth-5), as well as multitudes of other information.

Enchanted Learning – Printable nursery rhymes rebus. Hundreds of topics.

Michigan Safe Kids – Information on Car Seat Fitting Station days, locations and other events, safety tips, list of certified playground equipment inspectors, and recall notices. Website dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury.

Early On Michigan – Public Awareness, Information and Referral (PAIR)
Information on Early On contacts, birth-5 growth and development (printable charts), breaking news on education and early childhood, links to county resources.

PBS – “PBS Kids Share a Story” and Between the Lions: Get Wild About Reading – Language expanding/Story telling ideas for parents and teachers. Also “PBS Parents” and “PBS Kids” offer interactive games, coloring pages, craft ideas, and stories based on PBS characters.

Starfall – Learn to read activities, interactive books for children.

Public Enrichment Foundation – Free books to non-profit agencies.

The Partnership for Reading – A Child Becomes a Reader – Informational booklet for parents and caregiver .

Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children – Statewide MiAEYC activities and information including Month of the Young Child.

Reading is Fundamental – Tips for reading aloud with babies. Birth – 4.

Healthy Start, Grow Smart Magazine – Free copies online. One for each month of your child’s development their first yea .

Fisher Price – Grow With Me Parenting Guide, Toys and tips for kids with special needs, and more.

DLTK’s Printable Crafts for Kids – a variety of fun, printable children’s crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and some favorite cartoon characters.