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[RELEASE] Flora and the Flamingo Return to North Florida to Teach Kids the Importance of Music and Movement

[RELEASE] Flora and the Flamingo Return to North Florida to Teach Kids the Importance of Music and Movement

by ChuckS | Apr 27, 2021 | Early Learning, Press Release, Providers, Volunteers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Image/Caption: Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) volunteer Melanie Kent (AKA “The Flamingo”) with VPK student Jashanti Lyons and the children at God’s Little Creations in Palatka on April 22, 2021. They are dancing and acting out...
The Cat in the Hat is on the Loose in North Florida for Early Literacy

The Cat in the Hat is on the Loose in North Florida for Early Literacy

by ChuckS | Apr 6, 2021 | Press Release

The Cat in the Hat was on the loose in North Florida during the month of March. In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) held a drawing at its Annual Early Educators Conference for several of its counties’...
Ocean Themed Literacy Event at Palatka Preschool is a Splash

Ocean Themed Literacy Event at Palatka Preschool is a Splash

by ChuckS | Apr 6, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Press Release

A “splashing” good time was held on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Academy of Rising Stars Preschool in Palatka. The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida’s (ELC) outreach team put on an Ocean themed literacy program which introduces children to the wonders of...
ACF and CDC Work with States to Prioritize School Staff and Child Care Workers for COVID-19 Vaccine

ACF and CDC Work with States to Prioritize School Staff and Child Care Workers for COVID-19 Vaccine

by ChuckS | Mar 19, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Press Release

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help teachers, school staff, and child care workers find where to access the COVID-19 vaccine through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program....
Early Learning Parents’ Pages for March 2021

Early Learning Parents’ Pages for March 2021

by ChuckS | Mar 10, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

Check out the following resources for parents from the Division of Early Learning for the month of March! Click to Access Early Learning Parents’ Pages for March 2021   The Early Learning Coalition is the leading voice in six counties for child care. ELC...
Checklist of 16 Early Signs of Autism

Checklist of 16 Early Signs of Autism

by ChuckS | Mar 10, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

Check out the following Checklist of 16 Early Signs of Autism. Click here to access the document   The Early Learning Coalition is the leading voice in six counties for child care. ELC works with many other local agencies to ensure that all families have access...
Early Learning Parents’ Pages for January 2021

Early Learning Parents’ Pages for January 2021

by ChuckS | Jan 21, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

Check out the following resources for parents from the Division of Early Learning for the month of January! Click to Access Early Learning Parents’ Pages for January 2021   The Early Learning Coalition is the leading voice in six counties for child care....
[RELEASE] Coalition Announces Infant & Preschool Teachers of the Year Award Winners

[RELEASE] Coalition Announces Infant & Preschool Teachers of the Year Award Winners

by ChuckS | Jan 11, 2021 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Learning Coalition Announces Infant & Preschool Teachers of the Year Award Winners ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., January 11, 2021 – Whether exceptional teachers are born or made is not the question. What matters is that by the time they make it...
Florida Early Childhood Educator Training Stipend Available

Florida Early Childhood Educator Training Stipend Available

by ChuckS | Jan 8, 2021 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Press Release, VPK

The Division of Early Learning is excited to share that Florida Early Childhood Educators are eligible for a $75 stipend upon the successful completion of any of the following courses by June 30, 2021, or until the stipend funding is depleted. The maximum stipend an...
Early Educators Conference Registration

Early Educators Conference Registration

by ChuckS | Dec 7, 2020 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!  This year our conference will be on Saturday, January 16th, 2021. Download Conference Flyer Here Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park, FL Thrasher-Horne Center 283 College Drive Orange Park, FL 32065 Key Note Speaker: Ron Schuali, M. Ed....
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