MIDLAND, MI – Midland County Educational Service Agency’s (MCESA) Great Start to Quality Central Resource Center was recently awarded $2,000 in grant funding through the Midland Service Club Alliance for the Provider Engagement Pilot Program. The department received recognition for their grant award at the Midland Noon Rotary Club Meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
MCESA will receive funding to incentivize childcare providers to update Great Start to Quality profiles (a statewide system) to ensure an accurate picture of what childcare looks like across Midland County.
“As we work to funnel parents and employers to www.greatstarttoquality.org, they will more easily find childcare that fits their needs,” said Stefanie Shook, Great Start to Quality Central Resource Center Quality Improvement Coach
The Service Club Alliance, an effort of the Midland Area Community Foundation, is a partnership between Midland area service clubs that coordinates efforts and simplifies grantmaking for community organizations. The Alliance simplifies the grant process by using a joint application for applicants who provide support for Midland County residents. The Service Club Alliance is not responsible, as an organization, for the grantmaking made by any of its participants. It is merely the convener of this process. Each service club is responsible for their individual grantmaking efforts.
To learn more about the Service Club Alliance, and to review the application process, visit: https://www.midlandfoundation.org/initiative/sca/
Midland County Educational Service Agency is one of 56 Michigan intermediate school districts that serve the educational needs of students, parents, and staff in local schools. MCESA’s mission is to provide leadership, deliver services and leverage resources to improve the education of students in collaboration with constituent districts, schools, and the community at large.
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