Why High Quality Matters High quality early care and education builds the foundational skills children need to thrive in school and in life. Children enrolled in a high quality program have a safe space to grow and learn. They can…
How It Works
Great Start to Quality (GSQ) helps strengthen high quality early learning experiences for Michigan children by supporting early care and education providers and helping families connect with the best options fortheir children. To do this, GSQ along with providers and…
Marketing Resources for Providers
GSQ branded marketing materials help make it easy As a program participating in Great Start to Quality, you have a great story to tell – and families want to hear it. You need to let them know you are committed…
Welcome Providers
Welcome to Great Start to Quality We are pleased to offer a broad range of services, resources, and benefits to help support every type of provider and program philosophy. Together with your program, we can make a significant impact on…
Tools & Resources
Great Start to Quality is proud to support child care providers in the quality improvement process and beyond. Our tools for providers include extensive quality resources, savings on child care materials and other business essentials, and an early childhood job…
What is GSQ?
What is Great Start to Quality? Great Start to Quality is Michigan’s system, which sets the quality standards and evaluates the quality of early care and education programs. It is funded by the Department of Education. Great Start to Quality…
Brand Event
You’re Invited! Get a First Look Join us for a chance to see how Great Start to Quality is moving to a Quality Recognition process that supports ALL program types & honors ALL program philosophies. We’re improving our process by…
Early Childhood Support Networks
The Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) is comprised of 4 regions throughout the state of Michigan; Eastern, Northern, Southeast, and Western. The network regions are designed to provide development of, and facilitate access to, a coordinated, easy-to-navigate early childhood system…
Resource Centers
There are ten Great Start to Quality Resource Centers across eleven regions throughout Michigan. Each Resource Center provides support programs, providers, and families with child care resources. You have access to many child care resources to improve your quality child care…
SEL PQA
What it Means The Social & Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment (SEL PQA) is a tool used in programs serving children in Grades K-12. It measures research-identified best practices that support programs to be safe, supportive, interactive and engaging for…