The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services, is pleased to share a resource for parents of children entering kindergarten. The resource is a culmination of many offices within MDE working together to develop Parent Guides, a series of tip sheets which highlight a variety of questions parents may have when their children are entering kindergarten.

The Parent Guides were developed out of a request from a stakeholder group of parents of young children who reported that the most difficult transition time for them was kindergarten entry. The Parent Guides were reviewed by the Parent Involvement Committee of the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) and were approved by the SICC and authorized for distribution by MDE.

The Parent Guides are available on the following websites and are arranged by topics so parents may select the Parent Guides that are relevant to their needs.

The Michigan Department of Education:
www.michigan.gov/ece

Early On® Training and Technical Assistance:
http://eotta.ccresa.com

The Center for Education Networking (CEN):
www.cenmi.com