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ELC at Amazing Grace Family Farms

ELC at Amazing Grace Family Farms

by ChuckS | Oct 19, 2023 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Featured, Providers, Volunteers, VPK

Early Learning Coalition of North Florida recently spent October 10th & 17th at Amazing Grace Family Farms in Green Cove Springs. Amazing Grace provides a beautiful farm with corn maze, games, jump pads, corn cribs & so much more for local families to enjoy!...
Mother Goose Story Time

Mother Goose Story Time

by ChuckS | Oct 19, 2023 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Featured, Volunteers, VPK

ELC volunteer Sandy Dunnavant and her team of Woman’s Club members from Green Cove Springs were at the ECS Head Start and Preschool in Green Cove Springs. Sandy and her ladies will be visiting a different school each month this year with their Mother Goose Program...
Join Florida Prepaid Webinar (FREE!) in English or Spanish

Join Florida Prepaid Webinar (FREE!) in English or Spanish

by ChuckS | Apr 11, 2023 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Featured

Join us as we chat with Paul Roldan, Florida father of three and Certified Financial Planner®, about how to make college savings a part of your smart financial planning – and tax savings strategies. Learn how Florida Prepaid College Plans can easily fit into an...
Early Educators Conference 2023 – Save the Date!

Early Educators Conference 2023 – Save the Date!

by ChuckS | Nov 21, 2022 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Featured

Date of Conference: Saturday, Feb. 11th, 2023 Location: Thrasher Horne Conference Center, 283 College Drive in Orange Park, FL 32064 Price: $30 and includes lunch Keynote Speaker: Rachel Giannini Important: RSVP link will be coming...
Volunteer Readers Needed in Clay & Putnam County for 2022-2023 School Year

Volunteer Readers Needed in Clay & Putnam County for 2022-2023 School Year

by ChuckS | Aug 2, 2022 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

**NOTE:  Volunteers are still needed ONLY for Clay County.** The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) is seeking volunteer readers to read to local preschoolers in Putnam County. Volunteers will read to a classroom or to small groups of children once a...
ECS Appears on First Coast Living News

ECS Appears on First Coast Living News

by ChuckS | May 26, 2022 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting

Altoria White, from Episcopal Children’s Services, recently appeared on First Coast Living to share about the services ECS offers.  They discussed how their services of school readiness, Voluntary Pre-K (VPK), and Childcare Resource & Referral benefit the...

[RELEASE] Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Organizes Air and Wind Science Program

by ChuckS | May 19, 2022 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Providers, Volunteers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MORE PHOTO LINKS BELOW RELEASE   Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Organizes Air and Wind Science Program ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla., May 20, 2022 – The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) has been focusing on science...
[RELEASE] The Cat in the Hat is on the Loose in North Florida for Early Literacy

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

by ChuckS | Mar 23, 2022 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Providers, Volunteers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PHOTO LINKS BELOW RELEASE   The Cat in the Hat is on the Loose in North Florida for Early Literacy ST.AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 23, 2022 – The Cat in the Hat was on the loose in North Florida during the month of March. In...

[PRESS RELEASE] The Cat in the Hat Visits the Ravine Gardens for Early Literacy

by ChuckS | Mar 16, 2022 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

  CONTACT: Joan Whitson, Early Literacy Coordinator 904-342-2267 jwhitson@elcnorthflorida.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PHOTO LINKS BELOW RELEASE   The Cat in the Hat Visits the Ravine Gardens for Early Literacy   PALATKA, Fla., March 16, 2022...
NEWS RELEASE: Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Awards 2021 Teachers of the Year

NEWS RELEASE: Early Learning Coalition of North Florida Awards 2021 Teachers of the Year

by ChuckS | Jan 13, 2022 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE   Contact: Joan Whitson, Early Learning Literacy Coordinator,  Early Learning Coalition of North Florida, Inc.  Email: jwhitson@elcnorthflorida.org   Phone: 904-342-2267   The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida surprises Amy Finkley,...
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