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EARLY LEARNING
COALITION OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Opening Doors to EarlyChildhood Education
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OUR PARTNERSFlorida's Office of Early LearningChildren's Services Council of St.Lucie CountyUnited Way of St. Lucie County
772 -595 -6363
772 -595 -6424
5000 Dunn Road, Third F loor
Fort P ierce , FL 34981
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CONTACT US
School Readiness Subsidized Childcare
Childcare Resource & Referral Services
FREE Voluntary
Pre-Kindergarten
The Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County is your resource for:
""Our mission is to provide quality childcare and early educationprograms for all children. We
accomplish this by “Opening Doors forYoung Children” through our programsand services and by championing the
importance of early childhoodeducation!"
Connecting families to FREE VoluntaryPre-K, subsidized childcare,
& childcare resources and referrals
VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Parents can sign their children up toparticipate at no charge in one of theVPK program options, by applyingonline at www.elcslc.org on ourParent Portal.
CHILDCARE RESOURCE &REFERRAL SERVICESOur resource & referral team connects allfamilies with childcare providers andvaluable community services FREE ofcharge, at 772-595-6363. We play an important role in educatingand connecting parents with appropriateresources and programs. Our state-certified specialists provide in-depth consumer education to parents,averaging 200 calls a day from familiesseeking information. We educate parentsand other caregivers about choosingquality childcare, offer referrals tocommunity agencies and early educationprograms and provide unbiasedcustomized childcare listings. Childcare practitioners can also getinformation about meeting licensingrequirements and become informed onhealth and safety, business practices andchild development.
SCHOOL READINESSSUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE
Working parents who earn low tomoderate income and/or attend schoolfull-time may qualify for financialassistance to pay a portion of their costsfor early learning childcare services forchildren from BIRTH to kindergarten age,and in some cases, up to age 13, throughour School Readiness Subsidized ChildcareProgram. You can easily apply online atwww.elcslc.org.
By giving young children theopportunity to experience a
quality early learningenvironment, we set the stagefor them to become ready for,
and successful in, school.
Registration for our Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten(VPK) Program is now open through onlineenrollment. This FREE program is open tochildren residing in Florida who will be fouryears of age on or before September 1, for theschool year in which they apply. VPK includesup to 540 hours of free education, which willprepare them for success by building a strongfoundation, using educational materials that fittheir developmental needs.