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Dudley Early Learning Center director outlines birth‑to‑four rollout, capacity and funding plan

Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education · January 15, 2026
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Tricia Grayjack described Dudley’s early‑childhood model, classroom capacities and family‑engagement tools; she said the program serves roughly 110 children across 10 classrooms and is structured to be cost neutral with startup funding from W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Tricia Grayjack, director of early childhood education, told the board that Dudley Early Learning Center serves infants through pre‑K with a mix of tuition classrooms, Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). "We operate 6 tuition based classrooms, serving children ages 6 weeks through 4 years old," Grayjack said, adding that the back hallway hosts GSRP and ECSE…

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