Preschool: Here I Come!
Will your child be four years old by December 1, 2026?
All Michigan families are eligible for PreK at no-cost for the 2026-27 school year. To find out more and to apply, visit our Free Preschool page.
Join us for "PreK: Here I Come!", an open-house-style event to learn more about the Great Start Readiness Program preschool. Visit classrooms, meet teachers, ask questions and complete the preschool intake application at these events.
The open houses are:
- Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
- Friday, February 27, 9-11 a.m.
If a location doesn't have times and dates listed, they are still being determined. Contact the location directly or check back here at a later date for updates.
You can view an interactive map of preschool locations at this link.
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Byron Center
Byron Center Charter School
9930 Burlingame Ave SW
Byron Center, MI 49315
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Byron Center KinderCare
6525 Byron Center Ave SW
Byron Center, MI 49315
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Childtime Byron Center
6975 Byron Center Ave SW
Byron Center, MI 49315
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Apple Tree & Gilden Woods
7294 Kraft Ave. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Caledonia Community Schools
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center
9751 Duncan Lake Ave.
Caledonia, MI 49316
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Caledonia Community Schools
Dutton Elementary
3820 68th St. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Gaines KinderCare
2347 68th St. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Milestones Early Learning Caledonia
8270 Broadmoor Ave SE
Caledonia, MI 49316
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs Public Schools
Cedar Springs Early Childhood Center
204 E. Muskegon St.
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
The Village Learning Center
190 N. Main St.
Cedar Springs, MI 49319
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Comstock Park
Comstock Park Public Schools
Greenridge Early Childhood Center
3825 Oakridge Ave. NW
Comstock Park, MI 49321
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Comstock Park Head Start
3825 Oakridge Ave. NW
Comstock Park, MI 49321
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Forest Hills
Forest Hills Public Schools
Ada Elementary
731 Ada Drive SE
Ada, MI 49301
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Forest Hills Public Schools
Collins Elementary
4368 Heather Lane SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Forest Hills Public Schools
Meadow Brook Elementary
1450 Forest Hill
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Forest Hills Public Schools
Orchard View Elementary
2770 Leffingwell Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Forest Hills Public Schools
Thornapple Elementary
6932 Bridgewater Dr. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods Knapps Corner
3100 Learning Lane
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods Cascade
5070 Cascade Rd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Kent ISD
Kent Career Tech Center - West
1800 Leffingwell Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Tutor Time Grand Ridge
3280 Grand Ridge Drive
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Milestones Early Learning - Cascade
4527 Cascade Road SE, Suite A
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Tutor Time
6690 Old 28th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Downtown
David D. Hunting YMCA
475 Lake Michigan Dr. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
GRCC's Early Childhood Learning Laboratory
210 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Northeast
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Aberdeen Academy
928 Aberdeen St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Coit Creative Arts Academy
617 Coit Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Kent Hills Elementary
1445 Emerald Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Northview Public Schools
West Oakview Elementary
3880 Stuyvesant Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Northview Public Schools
North Oakview Elementary
4300 Costa NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525palm
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Palmer Elementary
309 Palmer St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Wellerwood Early Childhood Center
800 Wellerwood St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Plainfield Head Start
1710 Woodworth St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Plainfield Child Care Center
6018 Coit Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Leonard Head Start
1708 Leonard St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Yankee Clipper Library
2025 Leonard St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Beltline KinderCare
2571 E. Beltline Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Aldersgate Center for Child Development
4301 Ambrose Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods (Monroe)
1953 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods (Standale/Allendale)
53 Lake Michigan Dr.
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Elementary
1460 Laughlin Dr. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Harrison Park Academy
1440 Davis Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Shawmut Hills
2550 Burritt St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Sibley Elementary
943 Sibley St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Springhill Head Start
2626 Walker Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Walker KinderCare
2065 3 Mile Rd. NW
Walker, MI 49544
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Nature GSRP
4463 Leonard St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Alger Head Start
256 Alger St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods Breton Village
2604 Burton St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
GREDC Immaginare Preschool
409 Lafayette Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Brookside Elementary
2505 Madison Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Campus Elementary
710 Benjamin Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Congress Elementary
940 Baldwin St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Dickinson Academy
448 Dickinson St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center
851 Madison Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507hop
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Henry Head Start
551 Henry Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Hope Academy of West Michigan
240 Brown St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Academy
645 Logan St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503m
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Mulick Park Elementary
1761 Rosewood Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Sylvan Head Start
1875 Rosewood Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
New Branches Charter Academy
3662 Poinsettia Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy
3859 Chamberlain Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Christian Evergreen Campus
1630 Griggs St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Everbloom Montessori
1575 Jefferson Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Boston Square Early Learning Center
1534 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Suite #100
Grand Rapids, MI, 49507
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
United Methodist Community House Child Development Center
904 Sheldon Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Early Learning Center Steepletown
641 Vries St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Buchanan Elementary
1775 Buchanan Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Burton Elementary
2133 Buchanan Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
1205 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Hispanic Center of West Michigan La Escuelita
50 Antoine SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Southwest Elementary School - Academie Bilingue
801 Oakland Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grandville Public Schools
Cummings Elementary
4261 Schoolcraft St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grandville Public Schools
South Elementary
3650 Navaho St. SW
Grandville, MI 49418
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grandville Public Schools
Grandville Early Learning Center
3481 Fairlanes St. SW
Grandville, MI 49418
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods
732 52nd St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Langley Child Care
4220 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Kentwood Public Schools
Early Childhood Main Campus
200 60th St. SE
Kentwood, MI 49548
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Childtime (Kentwood)
3916 52nd St. SE
Kentwood, MI 49508
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Kentwood Public Schools
Hamilton Early Childhood Center
3303 Breton Rd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Kentwood Public Schools
Explorer Early Childhood Center
2307 68th St. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Childtime East Paris
1901 East Paris SE
Kentwood, MI 49546
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Kentwood Head Start
5360 Eastern Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Grand Rapids R.O.C.K.Z. Preschool
2330 44th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Lowell
Lowell Area Schools
Bushnell Elementary
700 Elizabeth St. SE
Lowell, MI 49331
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Lowell Area Schools
Curiosity Corner Preschool
320 Amity St.
Lowell, MI 49331
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Thornapple Kellogg Schools
Thornapple Kellogg Early Childhood Center
3316 Bender Rd.
Middleville, MI 49333
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Education Station
420 Misty Ridge Dr.
Middleville, MI 49333
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods
6765 Courtland Dr. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Milestones Early Learning Belmont
2370 Belmont Center Dr. NE
Belmont, MI 49306
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
West River KinderCare
6277 West River Dr.
Belmont, MI 49306
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Little Explorers Child Care Center
11560 Holmden Ct. NE
Rockford, MI 49341
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Sparta
Sparta Area Schools
Sparta Early Childhood Center
480 S. State St.
Sparta, MI 49345
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Walker
AppleTree Gilden Woods - Walker West
2142 Three Mile Road NW
Walker, MI 49544
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
AppleTree Gilden Woods - Walker East
2025 Three Mile Road NW
Walker, MI 49544
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Kenowa Hills Public Schools
Kenowa Hills Early Childhood Center
3971 Richmond St. NW
Walker, MI 49534
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
Nature Based Preschool
4463 Leonard St. NW
Walker, MI 49534
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Godwin Heights Public Schools
Godwin Heights Early Childhood Center and South Godwin Head Start
28 Bellevue St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Kelloggsville Public Schools
Kelloggsville Early Childhood Center
977 44th St. SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Wyoming Public Schools
Wyoming Early Childhood Center
4334 Byron Center Ave. SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Rogers Lane Head Start
2929 Rogers Lane Ave. SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
SpartanNash YMCA
5722 Metro Way
Wyoming, MI 49519
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
AppleTree & Gilden Woods Grandville/Wyoming
2485 56th St. SW
Wyoming, MI 49519
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Godfrey Lee Steepletown
961 Joosten St. SW
Wyoming, MI 49506
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
San Juan Diego Academy
1650 Godfrey SW
Wyoming, MI 49509
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Kiddie Academy of Wyoming-South Grandville
4180 56th St. SW
Wyoming, MI 49418
Thursday, February 26, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
Milestones Early Learning - Wilson
4075 64th St. SW
Wyoming, MI 49418
Friday, February 27, 9 - 11 a.m.
