Early Learning Coalition Of North Florida Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SERVE PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN BY MANAGING AND EVALUATING EARLY CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH A QUALITY SCHOOL READINESS DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN BAKER, BRADFORD, CLAY, NASSAU, PUTNAM & ST. JOHNS COUNTIES.

THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM TO TARGET THE AT-RISK BIRTH TO KINDERGARTEN POPULATION TO STREAMLINE THE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE. LEADERSHIP IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF BRADFORD, CLAY, NASSAU, PUTNAM & ST. JOHNS COUNTIES IN PREPARING CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL BY ENHANCING EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS THROUGH A SEAMLESS DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON NURTURING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND PROVIDERS WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. THE COALITION SERVED 294 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BAKER COUNTY, 219 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BRADFORD COUNTY, 1933 CHILDREN IN CLAY COUNTY, 667 CHILDREN IN NASSAU COUNTY, 458 CHILDREN IN PUTNAM COUNTY AND 2,838 CHILDREN IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY.

DESCRIPTION FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT -GRANTEES WERE ELIGIBLE BASED ON CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF EARLY LEARNING WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE GRANTEE WAS A LEGALLY OPERATING CHILD CARE PROGRAM WITHIN EITHER BAKER, BRADFORD, CLAY, NASSAU, PUTNAM OR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE AMOUNTS OF THE AWARDS WERE BASED ON WHETHER THE CHILD CARE WAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE OR VOLUNTARY PRE- KINDERGARTEN, HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY SERVED, WHETHER OR NOT THEY AGREED TO USE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE GRANT FOR INCREASING STAFF COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS AND IF THEY WERE LOCATED WITHIN A CHILD CARE DESSERT. THESE GRANTS WERE FUNDED WITH ARPA FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. GRANTEES COMPLETED AN APPLICATION TO QUALIFY AND THE APPLICATIONS WERE VERIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA.

VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN (VPK) PROGRAMS WERE IMPLEMENTED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN AUGUST 2005. THE FLORIDA VPK EDUCATION STANDARDS WERE FORMALLY ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN MARCH 2005. THIS EARLY LEARNING GUIDE DESCRIBES WHAT 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO BY THE END OF THEIR PRE-KINDERGARTEN YEAR AND IS DESIGNED TO GUIDE INSTRUCTORS IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THE COALITION SERVED 444 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN BAKER COUNTY, 480 CHILDREN IN BRADFORD COUNTY, 1701 CHILDREN IN CLAY COUNTY, 385 CHILDREN IN NASSAU COUNTY, 1,412 CHILDREN IN PUTNAM COUNTY 1,411 CHILDREN IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY.

DESCRIPTION FOR CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL - GRANTEES WERE ELIGIBLE BASED ON CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF EARLY LEARNING WHICH REQUIRED THAT THE GRANTEE WAS A LEGALLY OPERATING CHILD CARE PROGRAM WITHIN EITHER BAKER, BRADFORD, CLAY, NASSAU, PUTNAM OR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE AMOUNTS OF THE AWARDS WERE BASED ON WHETHER THE CHILD CARE WAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE OR VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN, HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY SERVED, WHETHER OR NOT THEY AGREED TO USE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE GRANT FOR INCREASING STAFF COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS AND IF THEY WERE LOCATED WITHIN A CHILD CARE DESSERT. THESE GRANTS WERE FUNDED WITH CRRSA FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. GRANTEES COMPLETED AN APPLICATION TO QUALIFY AND THE APPLICATIONS WERE VERIFIED AND APPROVED BY EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA..