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Become a GSRP Site

 

Learn more about becoming an Oakland County

GSRP/PreK For All Partner

This child is waiting for you! Thousands of preschoolers in Oakland County are searching for a great PreK program.

 

The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is Michigan's state-funded PreK program for four-year-old children.

 

PreK for All

Michigan has set a bold goal to provide access to high-quality PreK to all 4-year-olds in the state by 2027

Oakland Schools is opening the application for new GSRP Partners for the 2025-2026 school year. Funding opportunities available for programs that start a class by October 2025:

  • $25,000 in expansion funding (amount still to be determined)
  • $15,500 in monthly bookkeeping and financial coaching 
  • CDA support
  • Governor Whitmer has proposed providing $10,577 for each child in a school day classroom and $12,692.40 for each child in an extended program. Programs receive 91% of this funding at the program level.

Preschool Matters.

Research on preschool programs and specific research on GSRP indicates that children provided with a high-quality preschool experience show significant positive developmental differences when compared to children from the same backgrounds who did not attend a high-quality preschool program.

The program is administered by the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential.  Funding is allocated to each intermediate school district (ISD) to administer the program locally. Oakland Schools is an ISD receiving funds and partners with programs to offer GSRP to the community.

Oakland Schools currently offers GSRP through all 28 school districts, 4 Public School Academies, and 40 community-based organizations (nonprofit and for-profit licensed child care centers), serving over 5,100 PreK children and their families. Click here to see a map of the sites offering GSRP in Oakland County.

But, there are more young children in our community that could benefit from the GSRP experience. In 2025-2026, we intend to serve at least 2,000 more, for a total of 7,000 children in GSRP.

 

 

GSRP Partner Testimonials:


I am the owner of The Joyful Jungle Christian Learning Center. Our Madison Heights location joined GSRP in January of 2022. We had considered applying many times, however, would stop due to the apprehension of the amount of paperwork it would create in the application process. Honestly, It was much easier than anticipated and now when I look back, I wish we would have taken the chance much sooner...

Racheal Flanagan, Joyful Jungle in Madison Heights, Clawson and Royal Oak

 

Being a GSRP partner has opened many doors... I am able to give many more students wonderful learning opportunities, materials and experiences. I am also able to provide many benefits for my GSRP teachers. The (mentors) help to keep us on track and are always quickly available to answer questions and provide support. I love having the partner meetings, as well as monthly check in meetings...

Stephanie Medina, Little Treasures in Waterford