Points of Pride
- Enrollment near capacity 2006-2007 academic year
- Increased capacity of Center from 95 to 135
- Successful opening of two new preschool classrooms; Cascata licensed for 24 and Sogno licensed for 16
- Served twelve children in the Michigan School Readiness Program from Jan-Aug 2007
- Thirty-five children participated in a cap and gown preschool graduation in the Auditorium of the William S. White building
- In addition to housing a Head Start classroom serving 15 students of UM-
Flint attending parent(s), we will also be serving 4-6 Early Start children (birth to age 3) - Growing Up Green (GUG) hosted a “Green Hour” daily which allowed five classrooms to experience gardening projects throughout the academic year
- The Outdoor Classroom provided a space for “Green Hour” through gardening and nature educational experiences and housed 20 school agers throughout the summer three times a week
- Each staff member earned at least ten professional development hours during the fall and winter semester
- Two ECDC Head Teachers presented at the National Association of Education for Young Children annual conference in Atlanta in November
- Three ECDC Head Teachers presented at the GFAEYC (Greater Flint) conference which was co-hosted by the ECDC on the UM-Flint Campus in February
- Several staff members traveled to Grand Rapids during a three day conference to attend the MiAEYC conference for professional development opportunities
- Several UM-Flint faculty and staff send their children to the ECDC
- Numerous Hurley Hospital professionals have their children enrolled
- Nearly 35% of the enrolled families of the ECDC receive child care subsidy through the Department of Human Services