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Pregnant mother with her little daughter in natureBerrien Parents Care There’s a lot going on in your life when you’re parenting. Getting away from your home can be hard. So we put together Berrien Parents Care to help you give your child a great start right where you live. By registering with the Berrien Parents Care, you’ll find FREE services that you may not have heard about. You do not need transportation to use these services, these programs bring the services to your home. Berrien Parents Care
 
GSConnect
greatstartCONNECT.org is the best tool for families in Michigan looking for child care or preschool. Every licensed and registered program and provider, including Head Start and Great Start Readiness Programs, is listed in an easy-to-use search engine. Families can search by Zip code, hours of operation or something even more specific. For example, if a child has a food allergy or special need, families can search using that detail to find a program that meets their needs.  The only place families can see the Great Start to Quality star rating is on greatstartCONNECT.org. The star ratings show how programs and providers scored on a quality rating scale. This rating scale was designed by experts and parents to help families find the highest quality setting to support their child for success in school and life.  greatstartCONNECT.org is free and accessible 24/7.  Other resources available at greatstartCONNECT.org include a Child Care Checklist in the Parent Toolkit that is easily printed or viewed on any device, and licensing reports that show inspections, violations and corrections. Read more at greatstartCONNECT.org

BCParentNET
berriencountyParentNET.org helps connect parents to the resources in Berrien County that are available to families — whether it be healthcare, schools, fun activities or parenting support. The development of this website has been made possible through a grant given to Berrien County to promote positive parenting through county-wide implementation of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program). Triple P is a program that supports parents by offering simple, practical parenting strategies for a wide range of parenting concerns.

TRIPLE P (Positive Parenting Program) can help! Triple P is a program that suggests simple routines and small changes that can make a big difference for families. Every family is different. Yet parents all over the world face problems that are surprisingly similar. The issues you deal with in your home affect families everywhere. Triple P Positive Parenting helps parents to:

◾Create a stable and harmonious family environment
◾Encourage behavior they like
◾Build positive relationships with their children
◾Deal positively, consistently and decisively with problem behavior
Read more at berriencountyParentNET.org

DPIL
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library brings books to children’s homes. From birth until they turn five years old, children enrolled in the program will receive a new, age-appropriate book mailed to their home each month. By the time they enter kindergarten, children will have their own library of books and be more prepared to enter school and become readers.

United Way has secured funding for all of Berrien County and Cass Counties.
Read more at uwsm.org/dpil


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Great Start Berrien County

Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103

Director
Kristen Chism
PH: 269-471-7725 ext. 1270
kristen.chism@uwsm.org

Parent Liaison
Heather Steinbrook
PH: 269-921-6010
heather.steinbrook@berrienresa.org

Home Visiting Hub Coordinator
Reyna Price
PH: 269-252-7288
berrienhomevisitinghub@gmail.com
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Great Start Collaborative

Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
PH: 269-471-7725 ext. 1270

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Purpose of Great Start

The purpose of the local Great Start Parent Coalitions (GSPC) is as follows:

  1. Provide a “customer” perspective for the Great Start Collaborative.
  2. Educate community members about the importance of early childhood.
  3. Support the Great Start Collaborative’s work toward achieving Michigan’s early childhood outcomes.
  4. Provide information, education and resources to parents raising young children.

Great Start Goals

  1. Children born healthy.
  2. Children healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third grade.
  3. Children developmentally ready to succeed in school at the time of school entry.
  4. Children prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading proficiently by the end of third grade.
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