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For Providers – Early Learning Coalition

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Provider Town Hall Presentation

All forms and resources provided by ELC to our providers are available for download and printing below:

STATE REGULATIONS

FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 1002

Part V – Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

Part VI – School Readiness Program

FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

6M-4 School Readiness Program

6M-8 Voluntary Prekindergarten Program

ELC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For-Profit Provider Representative 

(For more information about our Board of Directors and meetings click here)

Jackie Lang is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University with a B.S. Degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education. She has been the owner and Director of Imagination Station Preschool since 2003. Prior to stepping into her dream of owning her own preschool, Jackie taught in Orange and Pinellas County school system for 13 years. She serves on the School Readiness Committee of the Concerned Organization for the Quality Education of Black Children, St. Petersburg College’s Early Childhood Advisory Board, and secretary on the Pinellas Technical College Childcare Apprenticeship Advisory Board. Jackie enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.

Faith-Based Provider Representative 

(For more information about our Board of Directors and meetings click here)

Sandra Hopkins, a native of Miami Florida, attended schools in the Miami-Dade County area in which she also served as an educator for five years.  She has a B.S. in Biology from Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Mrs. Hopkins holds a State of Florida Professional Educators Certificate and her Directors Credential in Early Childhood. She has over 30 years of experience in the education field. She has taught students from all levels from Pre-K to Secondary. She has served as an Achievement Specialist, Professional Development Trainer, Parent Advocate, Recruitment Specialist, Classroom Teacher and now currently, Owner/Head of School at Christian Way Academy. She takes great pride in acknowledging her role as a wife, a mother of six children and four grandchildren.

Professional Development Institute

The Professional Development Institute (PDI) equips early educators with knowledge, support, and resources to implement best practices to improve child outcomes. Programming includes individualized coaching, specialized training, formal education scholarships, conferences, and Early Childhood Educator INCENTIVE$.

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Child Care Careers Jobs Page

The Coalition regularly receives and posts open positions with our child care providers. Ensuring that our community’s children receive quality care and education begins with ensuring they have the teachers and caregivers they need.

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Scholarships and Accreditations

ELC o?ers scholarships for continuing education and annual bonuses for providers that maintain uninterrupted employment with their sponsoring center or family childcare home, as funding allows.

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Provider  Programs

We offer additional supports for our beloved early educators, including various opportunities and activities to learn best practices, engage with the community, and receive tools and coaching.

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How to Become a School Readiness
or VPK Provider

How-to’s and contact information coming soon!

Provider Services Team

Programs / Child Care Center Operations

Mission: The mission of this program is to prepare students to meet the requirements for the state administrator credential coursework which includes the areas of organizational leadership, financial management, legal obligations and responsibilities, educational programming, marketing strategies, assessment, monitoring practices, observations, referrals, and collaboration of programs with families and community resources.

This program prepares the student for the following certification:

Program V200206 consists of the following course:

Child Care Center Director – Course HEV0160 (45 hours) – Students learn to analyze the leadership role of the program administrator in creating and sustaining an effective organizational structure in a child care and education setting; develop effective personnel policies and procedures; develop a system for staff recruitment; develop a system for financial planning, budgeting and marketing strategies; demonstrate an understanding of legal obligations/responsibilities of a child care facility including those related to tax laws, insurance, and licensure; apply knowledge of program elements needed to implement and sustain a culturally sensitive, non-discriminatory and inclusive environment based upon principles of child development and professional standards; maintain a system for ongoing assessment and documentation related to children within the child care center program; develop a system for monitoring child care facility practices related to health, safety, and nutrition; create policies that promote alliances with families and collaboration among programs, families, and community resources.

Special Admission Requirements: This course can be used to obtain a Foundational Level Director Credential.Students must possess a high school diploma or a GED, have completed the Department of Children and Families Introductory 40 clock hour training, and possess an active Florida staff credential in order to apply for the Director Credential.There is no pre-requisite for taking this course.

Classes are held at various locations in Pinellas County. Please click Program information for Online and instructor Led classes.

Distance Education: Available

Industry Certification(s): Graduates of the program are eligible to apply for the Level 1 Florida Child Care Education Director Credential

Related Links:
•Pinellas Association for the Education of Young Children – www.pinellasaeyc.org
•Early Childhood Association of Florida – www.ecaoffl.org
•National Association for the Education of Young Children – www.