Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County

Our first orientation of the new school year was a smashing success today, with nearly 50 volunteers in attendance!

This year, we aim to match 304 Pre-K students with a 1:1 mentor, and volunteers are still greatly needed. Join us for an upcoming volunteer orientation by visiting ReadyKidsFL.org/volunteer or by emailing [email protected]!

🎉📚Kick off the school year strong! Use MarcoPolo For Families app for FREE with your 3–7-year-old to boost math and literacy skills. Use our ELC of Escambia Class Code 4890! 🚀

Directors and Educators: You also get FREE access to MarcoPolo For Educators. Sign up for an account and training today!

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Happy Book Lovers Day!!!!
A book is a dream that you hold in your hands, and one of the greatest adventures you can take!
Grab a snack, grab a book, and take a journey into your book. 🍎📚

Parents school begins on August 12th. Here are some tips to help get them ready.

12 Back to School Tips to Help Kids Transition from Summer to School - Raise Curious Kids Help your child make a smooth transition from summer to school with these helpful back to school tips for parents!

Today, with the help of our sponsor MarcoPolo, the Early Learning Coalition held its first Super Saturday in over ten years. To say today was a success is an understatement. Thank you to Becker’s School Supplies for the donations for our our raffles. Thank you to the Directors from 40 different early education programs in Escambia County for participating in our event today. We look forward to many more of these events.
MarcoPolo Learning
Becker's School Supplies

Another outstanding event we had with one of our wonderful providers. We love to play in VPK especially when we’re learning and don’t realize it.
School starts August 12 and spots are filling up fast, so if you haven’t already make sure you enroll your child(ren) for VPK.

Beginning July 29 through August 11, Florida families can take the opportunity to purchase and save money on back-to-school supplies. Save on backpacks, clothes, supplies and even computers. 👟👕👖📕🖍✂️

For more information and go to Florida Department of Revenue at
https://floridarevenue.com/backtoschool/Pages/default.aspx?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2KoBcMUwVZ0TJsBzjRd_Xuetx1k6CyoiWp1LSJa_1h1TqWKajyLekG5bQ_aem_aokge3bktyoIbSQa55qpsA

During our staff meeting, some of our staff members were presented a beautiful plaque for 5, 10 and 15 years of dedicated service. THANK YOU for all you do for early learning and our ELC family.

We had an outstanding time at our Jammin To The Summer event with Schmidt's Music. The children were able to learn about the different instruments and how they are used, and they were also able to play a few of the instruments. Oh, how great did they sound!! Being able to learn new things while having fun is the way to go! 🎷🎺🪗🎸🎻🎼

Come join us Tuesday July 30th from 10am-12pm for our Paint'n Play VPK event at our office. We are going to have a blast letting our incoming VPK students express themselves through art. There will be breakfast provided for the children. Breakfast will be served from 9am-10am, so if you are going to be in attendance, please contact us at 850-595-5400 so we can know how to prepare. Hope to see you soon!!!!

Parents and Guardians Florida Blue, C.A. Weis Elementary and Bam! Snoball will be hosting Back to School Events

FDEM Hurricane Guide 2024 (floridadisaster.org)

We encourage Florida families to prepare for hurricane season and develop a plan for before, during and after a storm. The Department of Emergency Management’s Hurricane Guide can be viewed here: bit.ly/3VIkvmH.

We are recruiting Volunteers for the upcoming school year! Join us for a Volunteer Orientation to learn more about our mission of Kindergarten Readiness and how to become a Pre-K mentor. Learn more by visiting https://readykidsfl.org/readingpals

Email [email protected] to register or use the link below.

Register here for orientation: https://uwwf.galaxydigital.com/event/?q=&agency_id=85386&dateOn=&cat_id=&s=1&cat_id=

https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20625/urlt/July_PP_24_FINAL.pdf

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Grocery Give-A-Way Century FL. Friday, July 12th 2pm-5pm

Thank you to everyone who attended the dedication ceremony for the Joyce Griffin Room for Professional Development and Testing.

Joyce took great pride in our Early Childhood Educators by ensuring they were properly trained to provide a safe environment and quality childcare for school readiness and VPK. She also spent most of her weekends proctoring testing for the Department of Children and Families.

The Coalition will ensure that her legacy will live on as we move forward and continue her path for success for all Early Childhood Educators.

Thank you Joyce Griffin for your dedication.

Whata joyful day we had today with a few of our wonderful providers and some special guest. Whataway to celebrate summer. Thank you to Help Me Grow Escambia for joining us and a special thank you to Whataburger for making our WhataRead event possible!!!

‼️‼️Attention parents and guardians‼️‼️ We are EXCITED to share the news of this upcoming backpack giveaway that Parent University will be having on July 13th from 3pm-5pm. This is a first come first serve giveaway, so make sure you and your child(ren) are there on time and ready to receive‼️

If you need more information, please call 850-696-7388

Child Care Providers, Directors and VPK Instructors!!!

Trainings are coming your way!

Check out our calendar at: Coalition & School Calendar https://www.elcescambia.org/Calendar.aspx

If you have any questions, please email our training team: [email protected]

Coalition & School Calendar Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County School Calendar

Have a wonderful day and safe Holiday weekend.

Join PBS KIDS in July for Play Your Way Calendar. Use this calendar with timely resources aligned to early learning themes and skills for PreK-2 students to play you way all summer long.

The Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County and ReadyKids FL Team have been working together to hold a Ready Rosie Summer Training!
"Maximize Ready Rosie To Engage With Your Families".
Session for VPK teachers/aides and Director's. We hope to see you there!

Drinks and Pastries will be provided!

Come join us for this fun family event on Wednesday June 19th. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

CareerSource Escarosa will be hosting a Career Fair Wednesday, July 3rd from 10a-2pm at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium.

North Escambia,

The Century Stork Stock will have its grand opening June 11th at 501 Church Street, Century FL.

Please enjoy and share the Florida Division of Early Learning’shttps://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20625/urlt/JunePP24.pdf Explore, Engage & Learn, Water Safety and more.

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Thank you!

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