MI Early Childhood State Contacts
Data Current as of May 29, 2023
Because the following information is highly subject to change, the ECTA Center cannot ensure the accuracy of this contact list. To let us know of corrections to this list, please see ECTA State Contact Assignments and notify the ECTA State Contact directly.
Preschool (Section 619) Coordinator for Michigan
- Janet Timbs, Manager Birth to Five Early Childhood Special Education- Interim 619 Coordinator
- Office of Great Start/Office of Early Childhood Development and Family Education
- Michigan Department of Education
- 608 West Allegan, PO Box 30008
- Lansing, MI 48909-7508
- Phone: (517) 245-9406
- Email: timbsj@michigan.gov
- Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-63533_71666-127146--,00.html
- Richard Lower, Director
- Preschool and Out-of-School Time Learning
- Office of Great Start
- Michigan Department of Education
- 608 West Allegan, PO Box 30008
- Lansing, MI 48909-7508
- Phone: (517) 373-8483
- Email: lowerr@michigan.gov
- Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-63533_50451---,00.html
Infant/Toddler (Part C) Coordinator for Michigan
- Janet Timbs, Manager/Birth to Five Early Childhood Special Education
- Office of Early Childhood Development and Family Education
- Office of Great start
- MI State Department of Education
- 608 W. Allegan St.
- Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone: (517) 335-4865
- Email: timbsj@michigan.gov
- Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-63533_71666-127141--,00.html
- ReferPhone: (800) 327-5966
- ReferWebsite: https://1800earlyon.org/online_referral.php
Interagency Coordinating Council Chair for Michigan
- Melissa Epstein, ICC Chair
- Email: pelkeyme@gmail.com
Staff, Interagency Coordinating Council for Michigan
- Barbara Schinderle, ICC Staff Liaison
- Michigan Department of Education
- Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
- 608 West Allegan
- Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone: (517) 241-2591
- Fax: (517) 373-7504
- Email: schinderleb@michigan.gov
- Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-63533-249902--,00.html