CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Meet Christina Kuhn: A Fierce Advocate for High Quality Early Care and Learning Posted on Posted onMarch 15, 2024May 3, 2024By Mariah McClain “You’re not prepared for anything. As much as I thought I was going to be … Read MoreMeet Christina Kuhn: A Fierce Advocate for High Quality Early Care and Learning
CategoriesLatest News Early Childhood Advocate’s Corner: State of the State Posted on Posted onFebruary 2, 2024May 3, 2024By Mariah McClain Governor Whitmer delivered the State of the State address on January 24, foreshadowing several of … Read MoreEarly Childhood Advocate’s Corner: State of the State
CategoriesLatest News ECIC Board Names Lynne Ferrell as Interim CEO Posted on Posted onJanuary 10, 2024January 12, 2024By Jaren Brown The Executive Committee of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) has appointed Lynne Ferrell as … Read MoreECIC Board Names Lynne Ferrell as Interim CEO
CategoriesLatest News Important Announcement from ECIC Posted on Posted onNovember 20, 2023November 21, 2023By Mariah McClain Dawne Bell, CEO of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC), announced that she is stepping … Read MoreImportant Announcement from ECIC
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Think Babies Michigan Parent Spotlight: Rachel Gerbig Posted on Posted onNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023By Mariah McClain After having her son, Rachel uses her lived experiences to relate to families with young … Read MoreThink Babies Michigan Parent Spotlight: Rachel Gerbig
CategoriesLatest News ECIC and TalentFirst Publish Proposal for Early Care and Education Wage Scale Posted on Posted onOctober 19, 2023October 26, 2023By Mariah McClain Grand Rapids, MI (October 19, 2023) In response to a two-decade decline in Michigan’s child … Read MoreECIC and TalentFirst Publish Proposal for Early Care and Education Wage Scale
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Meet the Mother of Two that Advocated for 12 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Long Before it Became a Bill Posted on Posted onOctober 18, 2023February 5, 2024By Mariah McClain HOWELL, MI – When Meghan S. shared the news about her first pregnancy with her … Read MoreMeet the Mother of Two that Advocated for 12 Weeks of Paid Family Leave Long Before it Became a Bill
CategoriesLatest News, Parent Spotlight Once a Back-Row Observer, this Dad now Sits at the Head Table for Think Babies Michigan Posted on Posted onSeptember 13, 2023September 15, 2023By Mariah McClain Bloomfield, MI – One recent summer afternoon, Christian Ko was mulling over the power of … Read MoreOnce a Back-Row Observer, this Dad now Sits at the Head Table for Think Babies Michigan
CategoriesLatest News Think Babies Michigan Adopts Paid Family & Medical Leave as a Policy Priority in Alignment with Governor’s Announcement Posted on Posted onSeptember 12, 2023October 12, 2023By Mariah McClain At its most recent meeting on September 11, the Think Babies Michigan Coalition’s Executive Committee … Read MoreThink Babies Michigan Adopts Paid Family & Medical Leave as a Policy Priority in Alignment with Governor’s Announcement
CategoriesLatest News ECIC’s Top Ten Recommendations for MiLEAP Posted on Posted onAugust 25, 2023February 20, 2024By Dawne Bell On July 12, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Department … Read MoreECIC’s Top Ten Recommendations for MiLEAP
