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Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)

Thank you for your interest in enrolling your child at Riverside Academy East’s Preschool Program!

The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) at Riverside Academy East is Michigan's state-funded preschool for four-year-old children. Families qualify for free preschool based on annual income guidelines.

Below is the first step to enrolling your child in the GSRP program:

  • Four years old before December 1

Please bring with you to complete the application:

  • Birth certificate
  • 2023 income tax or W-2
  • Legal guardian driver's license

At Riverside Academy East, we will use the HighScope Preschool Curriculum, which is based on more than 50 years of research on early childhood development and aligned with national and state early learning standards, Common Core State Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework Approaches to Learning.

Approaches to Learning

Approaches to Learning

Social & Emotional Development

Social & Emotional Development

Physical Development & Health

Physical Development & Health

Communication, Language & Literacy

Communication, Language & Literacy

Mathematics

Mathematics

Creative Arts

Creative Arts

Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Social Studies

Social Studies

For enrollment assistance, please reach out to:
Cathy Walton / waltonc@gee-edu.com
(313) 624-3200

Or Riverside Academy’s Main Office

(313) 624-3200

Preschool Handbook

Quintiles & License Information

Preschool Informational Links

GSRP Contact Information

Office of Great Start
Preschool and Out-of-School Time Learning
Great Start Readiness Program
608 W. Allegan
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 373-8483
Business Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Wayne RESA Early Childhood Department
33500 Van Born Rd
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: (734) 334-1300
WAYNE RESA Website
Business Hours: 8:00 AM 4:30 PM

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