Early Childhood Education 

 

Great Parents, Great Start

Benefiting children ages 0–5 and their families, RESA staff coordinates the efforts of contracted personnel to perform home visits and conduct playgroups. Through this state grant, the RESA maintains a toll-free information and referral telephone line and manages Great Start information on the RESA Web site. Administrative Services personnel also organize events such as Family Literacy Day, Agency Fair and Parent University.

Contact: Nora Arnold, (810) 455-4390

Parent Pledge

Community Pledge

Great Start Collaborative 

In May 2006, the St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) was awarded a grant by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation to convene a community-wide Great Start Collaborative. The Collaborative’s members include community residents, parents, and professionals. The assignment:

• Conduct an assessment of early childhood strengths and needs
• Strategically review local data, community assets and program gaps
• Review and assess the scope of early childhood systems now in place
• Prepare a Strategic Plan based on this information and analysis

Parent Coalition 

The Great Start Parent Coalition is a working group of parents willing to take on leadership roles in the community, advocate for children, and provide perspective and input to the Great Start Collaborative.

View the invitation to join the Parent Coalition.

Great Parent centers now open

St. Clair RESA is now offers free home visits and playgroups to qualifying parents with young children in St. Clair County. The home visits and play groups are offered in cooperation with three Great Parents Resource and Information Centers that operate out of Algonac Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Elementary and Capac Elementary schools. Each center is open to the public however hours differ at each site. Parents can check out children's books, parenting resources, and developmentally appropriate toys or receive advice from an early childhood professional. Parents can sign up for play groups, and, if they qualify, register for home visits. For more information call each center directly or St. Clair RESA at (810) 364-8990.

Algonac Great Parents Center

Contact: Debby Allington, (810) 794-4991, ext 1404

Hours: Monday 8–10 a.m., Wednesday 4–6 p.m. and Thursday 2–4 p.m. Tuesday and Friday by appointment.

Capac Great Parents Center

Contact: Debby Allington, (810) 455-4023

Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday by appointment.

Port Huron Great Parents Center at St. Joseph Center

Contact: Teri Tabacco, (810) 357-7621

Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or by appointment.

Vision

Every child in St. Clair County will have a great start. They will be safe, healthy and eager to succeed in school and in life.

Mission 

St. Clair County will have a coordinated system of community resources and supports to assist all our families in providing a great start for children for birth through age 5. 

Click on the logo below to go to the St. Clair County Great Parents Great Start website.

Toll-free information

and referral line:

1-866-735-8990