Due to growing concerns surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Governor Whitmer has issued a statewide stay-at-home order. In compliance with this order, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center will be closed from 12:01 a.m. Monday March 16, 2020 to 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2020. Find more details regarding Governor Whitmer's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order.
Any changes will be updated on our website. If you have any questions or need more information please email the ECEC administrative team at umd-ececoffice@umich.edu.
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.
2020-2021 New Family School Year Enrollment Application
Thank you for your interest in the UM-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center (ECE). Enrollment is now in progress for continuing and new families. Classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
New Families: Please click on the Enrollment button below to complete and submit your application.
Current Families: Please use the link provided in your enrollment email.
After your application has been processed (5-7 days) and placement has been confirmed, you will receive a Contract Agreement and other required enrollment paperwork that must be signed and returned to the ECEC Office along with the $230.00 enrollment fee. Spaces are not confirmed until contract, payment, and enrollment paperwork are received.
If a space is not available for your child you will be notified by email that your family has been placed on our wait list and we will let you know if a space becomes available later in the year.
Please contact the ECEC front desk with any questions at umd-ececfrontdesk@umich.edu or 313-593-5424.
Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION AVAILABLE SOON
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 computer, type information into downloaded form and save it. The name of file should be 'child's name GSRP Form name' (for example: Smith Linda GSRP Application).
Print form or email it (include child's full name in subject) to umd-ececfrontdesk@umich.edu.
GSRP 19/20 Parent Handbook
GSRP 19/20 Daily Schedule
SUMMER CAMP 2020 INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2020
ECEC summer camp 2020 information will become available in March 2020. Please check back to learn about our great program available this summer.
ECEC Chancellor Community Partner of Choice Winner Wish List
Thank you for supporting the ECEC! We are pleased to announce that we are the Chancellor's Community Partner of Choice Award winner. If you wish to donate to our school, please see the wish list below:
- Bubble Machines
- Bubbles
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Balls (varying sizes)
- Sand Toys (i.e. shovels, strainers, buckets, etc.)
- Crayons
- Colored Pencils
- Markers
- Oil Pastels
- Liquid Watercolors
- Paint Palettes
- Dry Expo Markers
- Thera-puddy
- Indoor Sand
- Multicultural Dolls/Clothing
- Dress-up Clothes
- Play-doh
- Push toys (for toddlers)
- Wooden Doll House
- Dramatic Play Food Items
- Wooden Puppet Stand
- Pottery Wheel
- Outdoor Windpipes
- Basketball Hoop
- Basketballs
- Hula Hoops
- "Skip-It"
- Garden Materials
- Dirt
- Children's Couches
- Flannel/Dry Erase Board
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