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Area Early Childhood Centers willing to have students contact them to arrange for observations, work, etc.

FALL 2004 - Update 8/31/04

Name of Facility and Population Served Address Phone Number Contact Person
North Star Montessori - P 2301 Wildwood, Jackson 517-787-3026 Barbara Barnes (ask about North Star's guideline)
Northwest Child Care Center/Flora List Elementary - P, E 6900 Rives Junction Rd., Jackson 517-569-2247, ext. 267 Jan Benedict
Home Day Care - I, T, P, E 800 N. Maple Grove, Hudson 517-448-4371 or 448-7376 Bonnie Roan
Pleasant Lake Kids Academy - I, T, P 10250 N. Meridian Road, Pleasant Lake 517-769-4843 Tracy Krallman or Niki Burch
Rainbow Connection - P 2443 Olds Road, Leslie  517-589-8024 Carol Palmer
Little Angels - I, T, P 2619 Tyson Road, Jackson 517-990-0516 Tanya Smith
McCullough School - P Jackson 517-841-3940 Francis Reeves
Dahlem Environmental Education Center - P 7117 South Jackson Road, Jackson 517-782-3453 Diane Valen
On the Way Day Care - T, P, E 8282 E. Monroe Road, Britton 517-451-5211 Heather Higgins or Valerie Jones
Center of Attention - I, T, P  809 W. Ganson, Jackson 517-796-1990 Debbie Schlenker
Linda's Day Care - I, T, P 720 Fifth Street, Jackson 517-788-7470 Linda Zebarah
Vicki's Day Care - I, T, P, E  1554 Weatherby, ClarkLake 517-529-4854 Vicki Davis
Jane's Day Care - I, T, P  8297 N. Stoney Lake, Jackson 517-536-8394 Margaret Cross
Christ Temple Toddlers - I, T, P 623 Oak Street, Ypsilanti 734-485-8561 Andrea Brooks
Grace Lutheran Day Care - I, T, P, E  212 S. Sherman Street, Leslie 517-589-0205 Erica Willard
Playtime Day Care - I, T, P  114 W. South Street, Jackson 517-787-6547 Mary Rogers
PS Playhouse - I, T, P  2721 Walcott Road, Jackson 517-206-7587 Amber Pieh
Love'n Share Day Care - I, T, P  717 N. State, Jackson 517-782-7292 Melissa Tittler
Little Bear Day Care - I, T, P  100 E. Main Street, Parma 517-531-5564 Lauri Glessner
Imagination Station - I, T, P, E  4845 Hanover Road, Horton 517-688-4328 Darlene Heller`
Wee Beginnings Child Care - T, P, E 1307 Backus Street, Jackson 517-782-0132 Trudy Weston
The Little Gingerbread House - P 7926 Ann arbor Street, Dexter 734-426-4222 Teresa Daves
Michigan Center Child Care and Preschool - P, E 133 Broad Street, Michigan Center 517-764-3380 Kim Trudell
Children's Educational Center - I, T, P, E 715 S. Union, Grass Lake 517-522-6628 Cathy Burris
Northeast Elementary - P, E 1024 Fleming Avenue, Jackson 517-841-2500 Francis Reeves
Napoleon Preschool - P 210 Nottawaseppe, Napoleon 517-536-0729 Heather Silvestri
Woodville Schools - P, E 3950 Catherine, Jackson 517-841-8770 Tom Webster
Springport Elementary - P 300 W. Main, Springport 517-857-3465 Janice Sanford
Dexter Intergenerational Center - I, T, P 2801 Baker Road, Dexter 734-426-4091 Lee Tracy
DaVinci Institute Afterschool Program - K-8 (must observe K only) 559 Murphy Drive, Jackson 517-628-2400 ext. 391 Pamela Perlos
Joey's Junction - I, T, P, E (Due to medically- fragile students being served, JCC students must have no illness when going to observe) 524 Lansing Avenue, Jackson 517-817-0096 Laura Putney
Noah's Arkademy - P 200 S. Sandstone, Jackson 517-750-5275 Kristy West
Wee Wisdom Wonder - I, T, P 224 Bender Street, Jackson 517-764-3094 Michelle Keagle
First Presbyterian Preschool - P, E 734 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 517-784-9175 Kay Boyd
Jackson Area Career Center - P 6800 Browns Lake Road, Jackson 517-787-2701 ext. 6421 Mike Nichols or Chris Fox
Gretchen's House #1 - 700 Mt. Vernon, Ann Arbor 734-769-4403 Lea Augustine
     (#1=P & K; #2=I, T; #3&4=I, T, P; #5&6=all ages) #2 - 721 Mt. Pleasant, Ann Arbor 734-662-2739 Becky Stoessner
  #3 - 1745 W. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor 734-663-4767 Sue Dieter
  #4 - 1735 S. Wagner Road, Ann Arbor 734-994-8111 ext. 1696 Kendra Morabito
  #5 - 2625 Traver Road, Ann Arbor 734-761-7031 Seth Copauld 
  #6 - 2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor 734-761-2576 Lily Winkeljohn
Cassy's Playhouse - I,T,P,E 1302 E. Michigan Ave., Jackson 517-784-7557 Anna Allen or Mary Dodes
St. Mary's Day Care Center - P 110 E. Wesley, Jackson 517-784-3366 Sue Hutchinson
Spring Arbor Cherubs - P, E 120 E. Main, Spring Arbor 517-750-4140 Mary Bippis or Sherri Price
Starlight Academy - I, T, P, E 322 Madison Street, Jackson 517-768-5577 Charlotte Love
The New School of Stone Village - P 1701 Probert, Jackson 517-789-7777 JoJo Dailey
ABC Academy - I, T, P 800 Laurence Avenue, Jackson 517-783-3040 Kim Stephens

3210 Lansing Avenue, Jackson

517-784-9161

Kelly Horsch
2111 Emmons Road, Jackson 517-768-9323 Marianne Gladstone
Jackson Child Care Center - P, E 201 S. Jackson, Jackson 517-788-9212 Liz Colegrove or Judy Hock
Sharp Park School - P 766 Park Road, Jackson 517-784-3144 Cynthia Selby
Community Action-Head Start-Jackson County Lincoln site - I, T, P, E 517-788-6010 Jackie Barber
McHugh Center site - I, T, P 517-784-4800 Joyce Benzing
Chalet Terrace site - P   Kim Shirey
Wilson School site - P   Brenda Webster
Ackerson Lake site - P    
Concord site - P    
Torrent Center site - P, E    
Shahan site - P    
East Jackson site - P, E    
Tomlinson site - P    
Ashton Ridge site - P, E    
Columbia Childcare Center - I, T, P, E 4460 N. Lake Rd., Clark Lake, Brooklyn 517-529-9400 Ralph Piepkow
Ackerson Lake - I, T, P, E