Early Childhood (Michigan)

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The Early Childhood tool enables districts to track students' participation in various early learning/Head Start programs, including the Great Start Readiness Program, the GSRP/Head Start Blend, and/or the Sec. 32p Early Childhood Block Grant/Great Start Parent Great Start Program.

Under federal guidelines, participation in early childhood programs is available for all students from birth through third grade. A student may have multiple active records at any given time. Data from this tool is reported in the MSDS Early Childhood (Michigan) extract.

Use the Federal/State Program Updater to import existing Early Childhood records for students or to update records for multiple students.

Early Childhood detail field descriptions

Field	Description	Location
Program Status	Designates program: 01: Early Learning	N/A
Program (Required)	Indicates the early childhood program(s) in which the child participates. Please note that these programs may have specific age and participation requirements.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.program
Start Date (Required)	Date the child first received services in the selected program. Notes: Students who receive services during this early childhood program year and who exit prior to October 1 are included in the Fall Early Childhood Collection. A child who meets the age eligibility requirement to enroll in GSRP for a second year should be reported with a new program start date in the Fall EC Collection. For children identified as waitlisted for the GSRP program, this date indicates when they were placed on the waitlist.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.startDate
End Date	Date the student stopped receiving services in the selected program. Notes: If a child is no longer receiving services but is reported in the EarlyChildhood collections without exit information, CEPI assumes that the child is still actively receiving services. It is important to include exit information to provide an accurate account of the services the child received. Include a student who receives services during this early childhood program year and who exits prior to October 1 in your Fall Early Childhood Collection. Report Program End Dates in the reporting period in which the exit occurred.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.endDate
Exit Reason	Reason the child ended participation in the selected program	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.exitReason
Delivery Method	Primary location where the child attends the reported program or receives early childhood services. This data is used to determine program compliance, funding, and for reporting purposes.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.deliveryMethod
Delivery Schedule	Primary schedule followed by the child for this program or service.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.daysPerWeek
Provider License Number Override	License number assigned to the location where a child receives (or received) early childhood services.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.licenseNumber School.providerNumber
Federal Poverty Level Quintile	Federal Poverty Level that a child qualifies for in a Great Start Readiness Program or GSRP/Head Start Blend program.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.povertyLevel
Qualifying Factors	Qualifying factors considered when determining child eligibility for the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP). Qualifying factors are those that automatically prioritize a child for enrollment	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.qualFactors
Fiscal Entity Code	State-assigned code identifying the entity receiving funding directly from the state to provide programs and/or services to the student/child reported. The fiscal entity may or may not be directly providing services to the student/child.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.fiscalEntity1 District.number
Fiscal Entity Code 2	Identifies the second funding source for blended programs	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.fiscalEntity2
EC Comment	Additional information about the Early Childhood record.	Database Location: MIEarlyChildhood.comment

Early Childhood detail field descriptions

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