Resource Center RFP Announcement.pdf
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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) Announcement issued by the Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) on behalf of the Michigan Department of Education for Great Start to Quality Resource Centers across four regional networks serving the state of Michigan. The RFP solicits applications from eligible organizations to operate resource centers that provide comprehensive supports and services to early learning programs, educators, and families. The proposal release date is March 8, 2021, with an informational webinar scheduled for March 22, 2021. A Letter of Intent is due by March 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., and the complete RFP application is due April 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Regional ECSN Board approvals are expected June 1-30, 2021, with a statewide award announcement on July 1, 2021. The estimated project start date is October 1, 2021, and the contract will run for five years through September 30, 2026. The RFP is divided into four regional networks—Eastern, Northern, Southeastern, and Western—each with designated service areas comprised of specific Michigan counties, with some service area adjustments implemented as part of this RFP cycle.
Funding for this initiative derives from the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), including quality set-aside and infant-toddler set-aside funding administered by the Michigan Department of Education. Eligible applicants include public and private businesses, organizations, and agencies such as Local Education Agencies, Intermediate School Districts, Institutes of Higher Education, non-profit organizations, Chambers of Commerce, Community Action Agencies, Tribal entities, and consortium partnerships that possess the fiscal, administrative, and programmatic capacity to implement Great Start to Quality services. Annual funding award amounts and contract terms are contingent upon annual allocations from the Michigan Department of Education. The Great Start to Quality program supports the state's quality improvement initiatives by providing consultation, training, and resources to licensed and license-exempt child care providers and programs, while offering consumer education to families to facilitate informed decisions about high-quality early learning options.
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Now Announcing
Invitation to Bid for
Great Start to Quality Resource Centers
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General Information
RFP applications will be submitted to and evaluated by the Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN). For the full RFP by Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) region please visit the following links found at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/13NtiUVhew8uwzoGU1AjG540s-PiU8WMg
Eastern Early Childhood Support Network Request for Proposal
Northern Early Childhood Support Network Request for Proposal Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network Request for Proposal Western Early Childhood Support Network Request for Proposal
Funding Source
Child Care Development & Block Grant (CCDBG)
Request Proposal Release Date
Monday – March 8, 2021
RFP Webinar
Monday – March 22, 2021 (9:00am-11:00am). Registration is required. Register here by noon, Friday, March 19, 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions Window
Monday - March 8, 2021 – Wednesday, March 24, 2021 @ 4PM. All questions must be submitted to support@miecsn.org.
Letter of Intent Due Date
Monday – March 29, 2021, by 4:00pm. Instructions for submission are included in regional RFP documents.
Frequently Asked Questions Release
Wednesday - March 31, 2021. FAQs will be posted to miecsn.org.
Request for Proposal Application Due Date
Thursday – April 15, 2021, by 4:00p.m. Instructions for submission are included in Regional RFPs.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/13NtiUVhew8uwzoGU1AjG540s-PiU8WMg https://eotta.ccresa.org/Event.php?id=4042
Regional Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) Board Approvals
June 1 - June 30, 2021
Statewide Award Announcement
Thursday - July 1, 2021
Estimated Project Start Date
Friday - October 1, 2021
Contract Duration
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2026
Annual Funding Award
Terms and conditions of the contract including funding award amounts are contingent upon the annual allocations from the Michigan Department of Education.
Purpose
Research demonstrates that young children benefit most from participation in high quality early learning and development programs. Great Start to Quality is designed to support all children in all early learning and development programs, early childhood educators, licensed and license exempt subsidized providers with supports and services and provide consultation to those programs and providers serving children.
The purpose of the Great Start to Quality is to ensure all children including those with the greatest needs are in the highest quality settings by improving the quality of early learning and development programs, early childhood educators, and license exempt child care providers through a comprehensive system of supports and services. Great Start to Quality launched in the fall of 2011 and encompasses a network of Great Start to Quality Resource Centers, MiRegistry: a workforce development and improvement system, a 24/7 searchable database for families, a quality rating system, and Teacher Education And Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN). Great Start to Quality is a continuum of quality improvement supports and services for license exempt providers and licensed early learning and development programs.
Great Start to Quality provides parents in Michigan with consumer education information concerning the full range of child care options. To the extent practicable, work directly with families who receive assistance to offer the families support and assistance to make an informed decision about which child care providers they will use to ensure that the families are enrolling their children in the most appropriate child care setting that suits their needs and one that is of high quality.
The Michigan Department of Education is the lead agency for the administration of the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which includes both quality set aside and infant toddler set aside funding. The Department has an agreement with four regional Early Childhood Support Networks
(ECSNs) and the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) to implement specific aspects of the state’s quality set aside activities.
Eligible Applicants
Funds are available for established organizations with the fiscal, administrative, and programmatic capacity to apply to become a Great Start to Quality Resource Center and implement Great Start to Quality as well as a coordinated system of high quality supports for parents and providers within a specified service area within the state.
Eligible Applicants: Public & private businesses, organizations, and agencies are eligible. Eligible applicants include and are not limited to:
● Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
● Intermediate School Districts (ISDs)
● Institutes of Higher Education (including community colleges)
● Non-profit organizations
● Chambers of Commerce
● Community Action Agencies
● Tribal entities
● Consortium partnerships
Information About the ECSNs
The Early Childhood Support Network (ECSN) is comprised of 4 regions throughout the state of Michigan; Eastern, Northern, Southeastern, and Western. The network regions are designed to provide development of, and facilitate access to, a coordinated, easy-to-navigate early childhood system for providers and families that addresses the needs of the whole child.
Eastern Early Childhood Support Network
Serving the following counties: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Isabella, Lapeer, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, and Tuscola
Eastern ECSN Regional Resource Centers and Service Areas
● Central Resource Center: Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Midland, Shiawassee
● Eastern Resource Center: Arenac, Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw, Sanilac, St. Clair, Tuscola
Northern Early Childhood Support Network
Serving the following counties: Alcona, Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Baraga, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Iosco, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Menominee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Schoolcraft, and Wexford
Northern ECSN Regional Resource Centers and Service Areas
● Northeast Resource Center: Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon
● Northwest Resource Center: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford
● Upper Peninsula Resource Center: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft
Southeastern Early Childhood Support Network
Serving the following counties: Branch, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne
Southeastern ECSN Regional Resource Centers and Service Areas
● Southeast Resource Center: Branch, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Washtenaw
● Wayne-Oakland-Macomb Resource Center: Macomb, Oakland, Wayne
Western Early Childhood Support Network
Serving the following counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ionia, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, St. Joseph, and VanBuren
Western ECSN Regional Resource Centers and Service Areas
● Kent Resource Center: Kent County
● Southwest Resource Center: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and
Van Buren Counties
● Western Resource Center: Ionia, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa Counties
With this RFP some Great Start to Quality Resource Center service areas are changing. Genesee will now be part of the Eastern Resource Center. Ionia will now be part of the Western Resource Center. Branch will now be part of the Southeast Resource Center.
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