Michigan GSRP Readiness Assessment ToolDeveloped by Southern Imaginations, LLC.Produced with support from the W.K. Kellogg FoundationA Readiness Assessment for Michigan’s Great Start to Readiness Program (GSRP):
Understanding What Your Program Needs to Successfully Implement GSRPOverview of Readiness Assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to determine whether your organization has the current infrastructure necessary to effectively implement compliant GSRP programmatic requirements. Through this tool, organizations currently providing childcare services can reflect on the current system and structure, identify weaknesses, and create a plan for improvement. The goal of the tool is to help organizations interested in implementing GSRP understand whether they are ready to implement GSRP, and if not, to create a plan for the organizational structure, processes, and training opportunities that prepare the organization for implementation. Organizations will be able to identify current strengths and weaknesses and be able to create a plan to increase organizational capacity for successful implementation of the GSRP program standards.
Instructions
Using the GSRP implementation manual, associated regulations, and internationally accepted internal control benchmarks, the assessment is divided into three programmatic areas: organizational structure, fiscal accountability, and systems and controls. The organizational structure assessment determines whether the organization has a leadership component that provides oversight and guidance for program operations. Fiscal accountability will focus primarily on the budgeting and reporting processes for the organization. Lastly, systems and controls focus on the internal control methodologies, policies and procedures, and enrollment data utilized within the program’s daily operations.