Early Childhood Education Center

Welcome to the University of Michigan-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC).

The ECEC is a unit of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS). We are a high quality early childhood program. Our early childhood program applies a Reggio Emilia inspired constructivism theory of learning to early childhood education. Our curriculum focus is nurturing children's critical thinking skills and problem solving skills.

The ECEC is a State of Michigan approved and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited early learning center for young children. NAEYC's voluntary accreditation system has set standards for early childhood education programs and helped interested parties identify high-quality educational programs for young children. ECEC has accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children effective through 2021.

In addition, the ECEC is also a 4-star rated Great Start to Quality school and a recipient of the 2018 Early Learning Award.

We also serve as a model teacher preparation and child study facility for university students enrolled in a variety of UM-Dearborn education courses.

2019-2020 School Year Enrollment - Wait List Application

Thank you for your interest in the UM-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center (ECE). The classes at the ECEC are currently full for the 19 – 20 school year, but we invite families to complete our wait list application. Please note that completing a wait list application does not guarantee enrollment for the current school year. Enrollment is based on availability and priority placement: 1) Sibling of a Current ECEC Family; 2) UM-Dearborn Faculty/Staff; 3) UM-Dearborn Student; 4) Community Member. Thank you for your patience and if a space becomes available, a corresponding wait listed family will be contacted promptly. Thank you.

Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)

GSRP Enrollment Information and Forms

The ECEC offers the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for the 2019-2020 school year. The GSRP Program is a state-funded, preschool program for qualifying 4-year-olds.

Please complete and review the GSRP enrollment forms found in the links below. Download each fillable PDF, type in the information, save to your desktop and then print forms. Please do not fill out the forms by hand. When the enrollment forms are completed please call the ECEC office at 313-593-5424 to schedule a GSRP intake interview. Intake interviews are available Mon - Fri, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm beginning the week of April 22nd. You will need to bring the completed, printed enrollment forms and all required documents with you to the interview. If you do not have printing available, please email all forms to umd-ececfrontdesk@umich.edu. Please call the ECEC if you need assistance completing or printing out the enrollment forms.

Required documents:

Documentation of Income

Parent Identification

Copy of Birth Certificate or Alternative Proof of Birth

Proof of Immunizations/Shot Record

Health Appraisal (complete and signed by doctor)

Please note that incomplete applications will NOT be accepted, and the GSRP intake interview will need to be rescheduled once all documentation is gathered.

Once the 2019-2020 Grant is approved through the Governor of Michigan, this usually occurs at the end of June, the application enrollment will begin based on GSRP regulations.

REMINDER: DOWNLOAD EACH FORM TO YOUR DESKTOP OR FILE, TYPE INFORMATION INTO downloaded FORM, SAVE FORM TO DESKTOP OR FILE (NAME OF FILE SHOULD BE CHILD'S NAME, GSRP/FORM NAME (for example: Smith Linda GSRP Application), PRINT FORM OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE AVAILABLE PRINTING - EMAIL FILE (INCLUDE CHILD'S FULL NAME IN FILE NAME) TO UMD-ECECFRONTDESK@UMICH.EDU

Summer 2019 Enrollment Forms

ECEC summer camp begins Monday, July 8th! Enrollment forms will be available for new families are available now! There are 3 2-week themed camps available between July 8th and August 16th with Full Day enrollment options. Full Day 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, with Early Drop Off available as early as 7:30 am and Late Stay as late as 5:30 pm.

Registration Fee:

$35 for the first child

$15 for each additional child

Full Day Enrollment:

Toddler (1 & walking - 35 months) $75 per day - Preschool (3 - 6 years old) $65 per day

Art & Artists • July 8th - 19th

Outdoor Adventures • July 22nd - August 2nd

Chemistry in Cooking • August 5th - 16th

Camps are geared towards children 1 & walking through 6 Years of age. For more information please contact the ECEC:

Phone: 313-593-5424

email: umd-ececfrontdesk@umich.edu