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Research has shown that early childhood education increases lifelong learning potential, achieves better academic outcomes, lowers rates of teen pregnancy and incarceration, and improves the community's ability to recruit and retain parents who work -- all of which provide long term positive results and cost savings to the community. The Branch County Great Start Collaborative is an economic investment in our community and our future.
 The Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) is a statewide initiative that recognizes education begins at birth (not when a child enters school) and works to effectively focus early childhood efforts and leverage public and private support to expand the availability of high-quality early education and child care, including parent education.
The Branch County Community Foundation (BCCF) believes that early childhood education can improve children’s chances for success in later life, thereby providing benefits to children, their families, and society as a whole. BCCF recently created a new fund, the Early Childhood Investment Fund, to create locally-controlled funding to and provide a further giving opportunity for those with similar values.
For more information on this fund through the Branch County Community Foundation, contact them at 517.278.4517 or www.brcofoundation.org
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