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Safe and Inspiring Environments

Utilizing best practices in facility design positively impacts the sustainability of provider operations and workforce retention that benefits the entire community.

Supported 84 providers with $6.4 million to improve access to quality facilities through the Caring for MI Future grant.

44% of Detroit's children have access to high-quality facilities. Continually working to increase access to quality care across the city.

To educate them about the importance of facility quality and best practices.

Children everywhere deserve safe, beautiful, and inspiring spaces.

We collaborate with providers to create consensus, advocate for safe, high-quality learning environments, and share examples and best practices for creating inspiring spaces within the city. Our projects extend beyond the classroom into outdoor spaces and facilities.

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Utilizing best practices in facility design positively impacts the sustainability of provider operations and workforce retention that benefits the entire community. Find out the latest on the Hope Starts Here blog and on our Lead Organization's website.

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Hope Starts Here Work Advancing Prek for All in Michigan

Each team at Hope Starts Here is focused on furthering Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s vision for PreK for All, a bold goal to provide every four-year-old in Michigan with access to free Prekindergarten (PreK) by 2027. To support these efforts, we’re building connections with other programs and initiatives within the state’s birth-to-five early learning and care system. Learn more about what we’re doing on the Hope Starts Here blog.

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