CategoriesLatest News ECIC Foundation to host inaugural fundraiser to support Michigan’s youngest children and their families Posted on Posted onJuly 15, 2026July 15, 2026By Hannah Lupi First Steps, Bright Futures fundraiser on September 16 in Lansing will support initiatives to ensure … Read MoreECIC Foundation to host inaugural fundraiser to support Michigan’s youngest children and their families
CategoriesECIC, Latest News State budget makes meaningful investment in Michigan’s youngest children Posted on Posted onJuly 3, 2026By Angela Minicuci Alicia Guevara, CEO of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC), issued the following statement following … Read MoreState budget makes meaningful investment in Michigan’s youngest children
CategoriesLatest News Zero To Three Financing Policy Project Team, including Think Babies Michigan leaders, receives 2026 Betty Tableman Award Posted on Posted onJune 1, 2026June 1, 2026By Hannah Lupi The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) presented its 2026 Betty Tableman Award to … Read MoreZero To Three Financing Policy Project Team, including Think Babies Michigan leaders, receives 2026 Betty Tableman Award
CategoriesECIC, Latest News Early childhood remains Michigan’s smartest budget investment Posted on Posted onMay 15, 2026By Hannah Lupi The Early Childhood Investment Corporation is closely monitoring Michigan’s state budget process. The following statement … Read MoreEarly childhood remains Michigan’s smartest budget investment
CategoriesECIC, Latest News From Seed to Fruition: Reflecting on the 2026 Detroit Early Childhood Policy Table Posted on Posted onMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026By Hannah Lupi Authored By Furqan Khaldun, Detroit Champions for HOPE, Hope Starts Here Standing in the Chroma … Read MoreFrom Seed to Fruition: Reflecting on the 2026 Detroit Early Childhood Policy Table
CategoriesECIC, Latest News Unpacking State House and Senate Budget Proposals: What They Mean for Early Childhood Posted on Posted onMay 11, 2026May 15, 2026By Olivia Gorczyca Against a backdrop of early childhood advocacy events and Month of the Young Child programming … Read MoreUnpacking State House and Senate Budget Proposals: What They Mean for Early Childhood
CategoriesChild Care Innovation Fund, Latest News From Pilot to Statewide Impact: ECIC Marks Five Years of Progress Expanding Child Care Access Across Michigan Posted on Posted onApril 14, 2026April 16, 2026By Angela Minicuci LANSING, Mich. – The Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) released its latest Child Care Innovation Fund … Read MoreFrom Pilot to Statewide Impact: ECIC Marks Five Years of Progress Expanding Child Care Access Across Michigan
CategoriesECIC, Latest News ECIC launches philanthropic arm to strengthen early childhood support for families, communities, and workforce Posted on Posted onMarch 25, 2026April 10, 2026By Angela Minicuci Two decades after ECIC’s creation, new foundation will help better fund system initiatives LANSING, Mich. … Read MoreECIC launches philanthropic arm to strengthen early childhood support for families, communities, and workforce
CategoriesECIC, Latest News Investing in Local Early Childhood Systems Posted on Posted onMarch 13, 2026March 13, 2026By Mina Hong For over two decades, local Great Start Collaboratives (GSCs) and Great Start Family Coalitions (GSFCs) … Read MoreInvesting in Local Early Childhood Systems
CategoriesECIC, Latest News Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Season Kicks Off with Presentation of Governor’s Recommendations Posted on Posted onFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026By Olivia Gorczyca In a Joint Appropriations Committee meeting on February 11th, Governor Whitmer kicked off the Fiscal … Read MoreFiscal Year 2027 Budget Season Kicks Off with Presentation of Governor’s Recommendations
