Office for Young Children

The Ingham County Office for Young Children promotes and improves the availability, affordability, and accessibility of quality early education and child care for children in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, and Shiawassee counties. OYC is a program of the Ingham County Health Department and is funded in part by the County of Ingham (http://www.ingham.org/), the Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation, the City of Lansing, and other contracts. OYC provides regional services in Mid-Michigan and is part of the Great Start Child Care Central Regional Resource Center.

OYC has Child Care Information, Training and Referral Services for Parents, Providers and the Community

Office for Young Children works in the field of Early Childhood and Education with an emphasis on helping early childhood educators recognize and improve the quality of care they provide to young children