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Professional Career Pathway

Part of being a professional in any field is continuing your education.  When working with young children, it is important that you stay on top of the latest practices and techniques.  Childhood doesn't last forever, and children are so precious--they deserve the very best in care.  For that reason, we seek to do all we can to provide quality training for child care providers.  In fact, parents, child care assistants, day care aides and relative care providers are all invited to enroll in our classes.  Some classes are free, but others have a minimal charge associated with them.  Seating is limited to 20 in most cases, so please register early!    Certificates given at the end of each class

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN offers scholarships to help child care providers to complete coursework in early childhood education and increase their compensation.  For more information on T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN call toll-free 1-866-MI-TEACH or visit the  TEACH website

    OYC training is funded in part by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) 

For an overview of our current training click here for the schedule:

For more information on training
Send us an e-mail at OYC
or call OYC at (517)887-4319 or toll free (800)234-6996.