The Early Learning Coalition of Seminole helps parents with young children, age birth through entering Kindergarten, locate high quality early education and care providers who prepare children to enter school ready and eager to learn.

Florida's Early Learning and Development Standards for Birth Through Three-Year-Olds

The Standards are an integral part of Florida's quality early learning system. These Standards describe an age-appropriate understanding to the way young children think, create, and engage in the early learning process. They aid in creating a common vision for children in the State of Florida. The online format allows users easy access to this important information anytime. You may search by age or domain or both. Find useful tips for the classroom and home. Print the Standards for customized classroom use.

Visit http://www.flbt5.com/selection.aspx for more details.

Florida's Early Learning and Development Standards for Four-Year-Olds

The standards for four-year-olds identify the skills and knowledge children should have before they enter kindergarten. They are approved by the State Board of Education for use in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Programs, and are for use in School Readiness Programs.

Visit http://www.fldoe.org/earlylearning/pdf/feldsfyo.pdf for more details.

Child care information and referrals

Our Child Care Information and Referral Service provides a complete listing of both early childhood and school aged child care providers authorized by the state of Florida to operate in Seminole County as well as helpful information to allow parents to make an informed choice when selecting a childcare provider.

You can find information on child care services in Seminole County by visiting 4C Resource and Referral Services.

School Readiness

The Early Learning Coalition of Seminole provides low income families with scholarships to help offset the cost of early education and care. Each child care provider who participates in this program has agreed to exacting standards. Our goal is to make sure that quality early education and child care is available to all children ages birth to five, regardless of income. The Coalition works to ensure that every child enters kindergarten ready and eager to learn.

To hear more about early learning programs or to see if your family is eligible for subsidized childcare, please call 321-832-6406 or visit the School Readiness Eligibility Services.

Voluntary Prekindergarten

Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) is a FREE quality early education program which is available to all four-year-olds who reside in the state of Florida. Its aim is to ensure that every child will be ready for school on their first day of kindergarten. For more information on VPK, please visit our VPK page.

The state of Florida also maintains a Florida VPK website.

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