Your Michigan source for information, resources, and guidance related to young children with special needs and their families.

Our Mission: MiDEC is dedicated to promoting policies and evidence based practice to support families and enhance the optimal development of all children. MiDEC shall encourage and promote the professional growth and quality practice to support young children with exceptional needs and their families.

Michigan's Division for Early Childhood is recruiting a chairperson and members for the fundraising committee!

Do you want to be involved, but not have a ton of extra time? Do you have great ideas and experience fundraising? This committee is perfect for you!

Responsibilities of a committee member

attend one meeting every other month (phone conference)
share ideas, previous experience, contacts that you may have
other duties can range from making a phone call to organizing an event

MiDEC is in the process of assessing our chapters needs and goals for fundraising, so it is the committee's role to support those however we need to.

Want to Join MiDEC?

We are looking for members who are excited about making a difference in the lives of young children with disabilities in Michigan.

To join DEC, you must first be a member of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). When you join CEC, be sure to add our division, DEC, to your membership.

Benefits of membership include:

Excellent research and practioner journals on evidence-based practices that work young children with delays and disabilities.
Updates on public policy initiatives that impact young children with disabilities and their families.
Opportunities for advocacy on behalf of young children with disabilities and their families.
Professional development opportunities.
A network of professionals, parents, and community members who are passionate about enhancing the growth and development of young children with delays and disabilities.