The Finance Project

To help lay the groundwork for developing a comprehensive financing plan for the Great Start system, ECIC worked with The Finance Project, an independent nonprofit research and technical assistance organization, to assess Michigan?s current funding for early childhood supports and services. "Financing a Great Start for Michigan's Children: Analysis of Existing Resources for the Great Start System" creates a funding map of federal, state and private expenditures on programs and services for young children and their families and analyzes the effectiveness of current funding for the Great Start system.

Click here to read the full report (Appendices: 1 | 2)