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School Readiness
Financial Assistance
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The Early Learning Coalition is a 501©(3) organization created in statute in 1999 responsible for the provision of School Readiness child care assistance (subsidized child care) and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten services with federal, state, and local funding. The Coalition partners with the Florida Department of Education, Division of Early Learning, to deliver early learning services in Santa Rosa County.
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The Early Learning Coalition of Santa Rosa County seeks to assist parents by focusing on opportunities for the birth-to-kindergarten population to enhance their chances for educational success by participating in quality early learning programs that can better prepare children for school.
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Programs/Services
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School readiness child care, including child care slot payments and eligibility services for infants through the age of 12
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Resource and referral services
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Provider services and support, including technical assistance, training and grants for child care providers
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Quality enhancement activities
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CLASS Assessments to analyze the quality of teacher-student interactions
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Ages and Stages Questionnaires developmental and social/emotional screenings
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Parent/child services including technical assistance and support for parents/caregivers
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Infant/toddler services
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School-age provider support services
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Inclusion and Warmline services for parents and providers
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Support for fine art activities, mental health initiatives, and the purchase of books, toys, supplies and equipment to be used by child care providers
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Voluntary pre-kindergarten oversight activities included provider recruitment and training, implementation, public awareness, administration, enrollment, monitoring and slot payments.
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Bound Together Literacy Initiative