Approved Curriculum
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) concluded a comprehensive review of early childhood curricula for use in the Great Start Readiness Programs and in Great Start to Quality (GSQ) programs in June 2026. The approvals resulting from this process are listed. Only current versions and/or editions are accepted for GSQ.
Home-Based Child Care
- The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care
- The Creative Curriculum® for Infants
- The Creative Curriculum® for Toddlers
- The Creative Curriculum® for Twos
- The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
- The Creative Curriculum® for Pre-K
- Experience Early Learning Curriculum (A.K.A. Mother Goose Time)
- Great First Eight Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- Great First Eight PreK-4/TK Curriculum
- HighScope for Family Child Care
- The Montessori Model
- The Project Approach
- The Reggio Emilia Model
Centers: Birth-To-Three
- The Bank Street Approach
- The Creative Curriculum® for Infants
- The Creative Curriculum® for Toddlers
- The Creative Curriculum® for Twos
- Experience Baby Early Learning Curriculum (3-18 months only)
- Great First Eight Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- HighScope Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- Life Essentials (limited to Kiddie Academy programs)
- The Montessori Model
- The Project Approach
- The Reggio Emilia Model
- Wonder of Learning® by The Goddard School® (limited to The Goddard School programs)
- World at Their Fingertips (limited to Bright Horizons programs)
Centers: Preschool
- The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
- Every Child Ready
- Great First Eight PreK-4/TK Curriculum
- HighScope Preschool Curriculum
- Life Essentials (limited to Kiddie Academy programs)
- The Montessori Model
- The Project Approach
- The Reggio Emilia Model
- Wonder of Learning® by The Goddard School® (limited to The Goddard School programs)
- World at Their Fingertips (limited to Bright Horizons programs)
Centers: PreK
- Connect4Learning® (4-year-old/Pre-K, school-year only)
- The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
- The Creative Curriculum® for Pre-K
- Early Foundations (GSRP classroom in KinderCare programs only)
- Every Child Ready
- Great First Eight PreK-4/TK Curriculum
- HighScope Preschool Curriculum
- Life Essentials (limited to Kiddie Academy programs)
- The Montessori Model
- The Project Approach
- The Reggio Emilia Model
- Wonder of Learning® by The Goddard School® (limited to The Goddard School programs)
- World at Their Fingertips (limited to Bright Horizons programs)
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