Local Preschool & Early Childhood Options

• The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is Michigan’s state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children. The GSRP program is free for families who qualify. GSRP classrooms exist in every public school district and a few child care centers in Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties. To learn more and find a GSRP classroom near you, click here.

• Head Start is a federal program that provides early learning opportunities and care for children from birth to age five. Head Start is free for families who qualify. There are Head Start classrooms in Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties click here to learn more about and find a Head Start program near you.

• Tuition-based preschool programs exist in location across Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties. These programs typically offer part-time and full-time schedules. Families pay tuition for their children to attend these programs. To find a tuition-based preschool program near you, click here.

• West Shore Educational Service District - Early On Michigan is the system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers, birth to 3 years of age, with disabilities or developmental delays, and their families.

  Early On is Michigan’s system of coordinating early intervention services for children birth to age 3 who may have a developmental delay or a medical condition that could lead to delay click here to learn more.