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Early Learning Coalition Of Sarasota County
MISSION:
The Early Learning Coalition provides access to the highest quality
early education resources and family support to ensure that children
are ready for learning and ready for life.
VISION:
ELC will provide the definitive standards for local early learning
resources so that all families in our community, through access to
high quality learning, can have the support they need for their
children to thrive.
OVERVIEW: The Early Learning
Coalition provides administration and oversight of the
local, integrated system of early education for preschool age
children in Sarasota County, ensuring quality childcare and early
learning programs, family access to services, and positive outcomes
for young children. The ELC serves over 4000 children and assists
200 providers annually.
The Early Learning
Coalition of Sarasota County was originally incorporated in May 2000
as the School Readiness Coalition of Sarasota County, Inc., as a
501 c (3) non-profit organization. Legislation outlines the
responsibilities for Early Learning Coalitions across the state
including oversight for the delivery of local early education
services, establishes thresholds for spending categories, including
an administrative cap of 5%, and determines the composition of its
Board of Directors. Our local Coalition currently administers a
program of $11 million of local, state and federal funds. that are
used to:
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Parents are given information and options for finding quality
child care
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Children are provided age appropriate developmental screenings
and assessments
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Child Care providers are offered a wide range of services to
create and maintain high quality child care and preschool
learning environments
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Variety of educational resources on child development and early
literacy are provided.
For
Child Care Resource and Referral
services, that offers a customized listing of
child care sites and community resources or for information on
scholarships for child care,
please click here for the Coalition’s Child Care Connection office location and
contact information.
Click Here for a
Quality Checklist
for parents to use to assess their early care and education site.
Please contact us for additional tools to use for selecting a
setting.
Click here
for the
VPK Parent information page
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