The Ready by Five Early Childhood Provider Network
Looking for early childhood services for your family?
The organizations below are 2026-27 Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage recipients. To search for services by category and age, use the Services Finder below.
Born Healthy Providers
Born Healthy programs support the idea that all children in Kent County are born into conditions that support safe births, healthy beginnings, and infant well-being. Families have access to programs and services that promote healthy pregnancies, strong parent health, and optimal development during the first year of life.
These Ready by Five providers work together to support families:
- Cherry Health
- Corewell Health
- Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
- Kent County Health Department
- MomsBloom
Developmentally on Track
Developmentally on Track programs aim for young children to be healthy, engaged learners who are socially and emotionally secure within nurturing families and communities. They meet key developmental milestones across health, learning, and social-emotional domains with equitable access to supports that help them flourish.
- Arbor Circle
- Bethany Christian Services
- Corewell Health
- D.A. Blodgett - St. John's
- Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
- Exalta Health
- Family Futures
- Family Promise
- Grace's Table
- Heart of West Michigan United Way
- Kent ISD
- Literacy Center of West Michigan
- Michigan Breastfeeding Network
- Safehaven Ministries
- Vibrant Futures
- YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids
Early Learning
Every young child and family in Kent County can access affordable, high-quality early learning and care environments that promote development, literacy, and school readiness, regardless of income, language, neighborhood, or ability.
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Kent ISD
- Vibrant Futures
Accessible Resources
These supports focus on the people, processes, and infrastructure that help families find, access, and benefit from Ready by Five services. They may include professional development for service providers, resource and service navigation for families, language access services, and structures for authentic community input and involvement.
- Arbor Circle
- Family Futures
- Hispanic Center of West Michigan
- Kent ISD
- MomsBloom
- Voices for Health
- West Michigan Asian American Association
