The Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) is one of four regions throughout the state of Michigan; Eastern, Northern, Southeastern, and Western. The network regions are designed to provide development of, and facilitate access to, a coordinated, easy-to-navigate early childhood system for providers and families that addresses the needs of the whole child.
In the Southeastern region, the ECSN supports services in 11 counties including: Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Branch (GSC Supports), Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe, and Genesee (Childcare Provider Supports) through partnership, oversight and technical assistance to two Great Start to Quality Resource Centers- Southeast Resource Center and Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Resource Center.
The Southeastern ECSN facilitates cross-sector collaboration within the region for maximum utilization of federal, state and local resources to promote quality childcare provision and equitable access to early childhood support and services. The ECSN provides systems development, professional learning and technical assistance for the Great Start Network, which includes the Great Start to Quality Resource Centers, Great Start Collaboratives and Parent Coalitions. The ECSNs are funded by the Michigan Department of Education through federal Child Care Development Funds.
Resource Centers within ECSN Region:
Southeast ECSN Staff
| Jeff Miles – Senior Director, Center for Early Childhood Excellence United Way for Southeastern Michigan Jeff.Miles@UnitedWaySEM.org 517-712-7619 |
| Shauna Aitson – Director, Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network United Way for Southeastern Michigan – Center for Early Childhood Excellence Shauna.Aitson@UnitedWaySEM.org 313-307-6672 |
| Kristal Johnson – Director, Early Childhood Partnerships and Programming Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network Training and Technical Assistance Kristal.Johnson@UnitedWaySEM.org 313-505-1350 |
| Ashley Hart – Early Learning Communities Specialist Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network Training and Technical Assistance Ashley.Hart@UnitedWaySEM.org 313-226-9316 |
| Melanie Gill – Compliance and Communications Coordinator Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network Melanie.Gill@UnitedWaySEM.org 734-637-3307 |
Contact us!
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan: Center for Early Childhood Excellence Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 500 Detroit, MI 48202 SoutheasternEarlyChildhoodSupportNetwork@LiveUnitedSEM.org 313-226-9200 or Call 2-1-1 |
