Great Parents, Great Start

Great Parents, Great Start is a parent involvement and educational program for families of young children birth to age five started by Governor Jennifer Granholm when she took office. At Bay-Arenac ISD, the Great Parents, Great Start program offers:

• Universal services to all parents of children, ages 0 to age 5, through The Imagination Library, which registers all Bay and Arenac County children at birth and sends a book a month to the child's home until they turn five, free of charge.

• Intensive services to families who have children ages 0-3 which includes home visits; child development and family support services; learning opportunities for children which promote growth in the areas of cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development; parent education and family activities; program newsletters; development of child and family goals through the Family Literacy Plan process; and coordination with other community services.

Bay-Arenac ISD promotes the institution of marriage to encourage the well-being of children and to help build stronger families. By promoting the institution of marriage, we support responsible child-rearing and strong families to ensure that every child can grow up in a safe and loving home.