Hillsdale County Great Start
  • GS Collaborative
    • Meet the Staff
    • GS Parents >
      • Upcoming Events
      • Newsletters
    • Subcommittees
    • Calendar of Events
    • Meeting Minutes
  • EARLY LEARNING (0-3)
    • Safe Sleep
    • My Child's Health
    • My Child's Development
    • Resources
  • Preschool Sign up
  • Events
  • Talking is Teaching
  • Resources
  • News & Media
  • Hillsdale Co Resource Directory
  • Resources 2

Working toward a great start for all Hillsdale County kids!

​
We are a coalition of human service agencies, families and other partners working together to ensure every child from birth to eight in Hillsdale County has access to a universal, comprehensive, and collaborative system of community-based early childhood programs, services and supports.
Celebrate Babies Week is October 19-23.  The Jackson Hillsdale Infant Mental Health Association invite to you to join others across Michigan and the globe to celebrate babies, toddlers, young children, their families and the service providers that work in the field.  The Babies Speak video shown here makes its official debut this week!  

Hillsdale Daily News Celebrating Babies

COVID-19 RESOURCES:
What is COVID-19 & how does it relate to Child Development?​
***************************************
Communicating with Children During the COVID-19 Outbreak
​***************************************
​ Child Care for Essential Workers
      
Click here to complete the survey.
***************************************

​
​




READY4K

Picture

Looking for something quick? Do a search here: 

ABOUT US

Our Mission:

Picture
Picture

Our Vision:

Our Values:

The purpose of the Hillsdale County Great Start is to assure a coordinated system of community resources to assist all Hillsdale County families in providing a great start for their children prenatal through third grade.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”  ― Helen Keller

To ensure every child in Hillsdale County is safe, healthy, and ready to succeed in school and in life. 

We will accomplish our Mission and Vision through a set of fundamental values. We believe:
  • Children are our most precious resource;
  • In motivating parents and caregivers to become fully engaged in the healthy raising of their children;
  • All children and their families should have adequate social, emotional, and physical health;
  • All children and their families should have access to quality education and a safe environment;
  • Collaboration is the best way to accomplish our goals; and
  • Our return on investment is the bright future for our children.

Note:  These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.

OUR PARTNERS



  • ​Branch Hillsdale St. Joseph​ Community Health Agency 
  • Camden Frontier Schools/GSRP
  • CPIF Resource Solutions
  • Child Abuse and Prevention (CAPA)
  • Child Care Network
  • Child Care Providers
  • ​Community Parents
  • CAA/Head Start-Early Head Start
  • ​Domestic Harmony
  • Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center
  • Highfields
  • Hillsdale Community Schools/GSRP
  • ​Hillsdale County Community Foundation​​
  • ​​Hillsdale County DHHS

  • Hillsdale County ISD​
  • ​Hillsdale Hospital
  • Integro, LLC
  • Jonesville Community Schools/GSRP
  • Jonesville District Library
  • Lifeways CMH - 211
  • Litchfield Community Schools/GSRP
  • ​Michigan Works South East
  • ​Michigan State University Extension
  • North Adams - Jerome Public Schools/GSRP
  • Pittsford Area Schools/GSRP
  • Reading Community Schools/GSRP
  • Prevention Works
  • Waldron Area Schools/GSRP

Location

Hillsdale County ISD
Dean Jennings
3471 Beck Rd.
Hillsdale, MI 49242

Contact Us

CONNECT WITH US
Phone: 517-689-1815
​Fax: 517-439-4388

    Join Our Newsletter

Subscribe to Newsletter

Hillsdale County School Districts
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Note:  These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.

Photos used under Creative Commons from amseaman, bortescristian
  • GS Collaborative
    • Meet the Staff
    • GS Parents >
      • Upcoming Events
      • Newsletters
    • Subcommittees
    • Calendar of Events
    • Meeting Minutes
  • EARLY LEARNING (0-3)
    • Safe Sleep
    • My Child's Health
    • My Child's Development
    • Resources
  • Preschool Sign up
  • Events
  • Talking is Teaching
  • Resources
  • News & Media
  • Hillsdale Co Resource Directory
  • Resources 2