Community Partners: Major Funding Partners: Early

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Coalition Executive CommitteeJennifer ChapmanFidelity Investments

Chair

Curtis HartHart Resources, LLC

Vice-Chair

Marcus RoweBank of America Merrill Lynch

Treasurer

Theresa LittleSecretary

Christ the King Child Care

Camille HarrisonFlorida Blue

Member-at-Large

Dr. Tiffany HunterFlorida State College-Jacksonville

Member-at-Large

Coalition Board MembersAmanda Baggett

Baggett Law

Michelle BraunUnited Way of

Northeast Florida

Pam BuckhamDepartment of

Children & Families

Dr. Thomas ConnellyThe Carithers

Pediatrics Group

Dr. Pauline RolleDuval County

Health Department

Toni CrawfordA.C. Expeditions

Bruce FergusonCareerSource

Northeast Florida

Dana Ferrell-BirchfieldNemours

Sunny GettingerGoogle, Inc.

Vance StallingsLittle Britches Child Care

Dr. Nikolai VittiDuval CountyPublic Schools

Bryan HensleyDepartment of

Children & Families

Jon HeymannJacksonville Children’s

Commission

Evelynn LivingstonFt. Caroline Baptist

Academy

Joanne RobertsonHope Haven

Children’s Clinic

Ken WilsonGate Petroleum

School Readiness Financial Assistance - (SR) Families needing assistance paying for child care may apply for the School Readiness Financial Assistance program. Qualify-ing families, as determined by State and Federal guidelines, receive funding which is paid directly to the child care provid-er, but are still required to pay a parent fee based on their income. To be eligible all adults in the household must be working at least 20 hours per week or be enrolled in school full-time. Additionally, they must meet household income requirements. In 2014-2015 5,515 children were removed from the Wait List.

Refugee Services-ELC of Duval, in partnership with the Florida Department of Children and Families, provides eligible refugee families with up to a year of financial assistance to help pay for child care for children ages birth through 12.

Child Care Resource & Referral - (CCR&R)

Child Care Resource & Referral is the front door for early learning services at ELC Duval. Families needing assistance with finding child care, after school, or summer programs may call ELC Duval’s Child and Family Resources department for a free informational referral and speak with a knowledgeable specialist. CCR&R helps families enroll their children in Florida’s free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten, apply for child care financial assistance or the United Way’s Success by 6 scholarship program. They also connect families with community resources and information.

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten - (VPK)

The VPK program provides free pre-k for 4 year olds living in Florida. This high-quality program equips children with the skills they need to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Florida’s VPK program emphasizes the importance of learning through play as a means of teaching early literacy and math skills. In 2014-2015, more than 400 child care providers offered the VPK program and more than 10,000 families applied for VPK.

Voluntary Pre- Kindergarten (VPK) Assessment -All public and private VPK providers are required to track the developmental progression of the children in their program using the VPK Assessment as a pre- and post- assessment tool. The assessment data assists teachers with instructional strategies to meet the individual needs of all children.

• Total Customers in office: 39,002 WS 12,443 customers visited location SS 13,083 customers visited location NS 13,476 customers visited location

• Total calls received: 40,537• Total emails: 3,549

The tree and its components used for illustrations were created for ELC Duval by Natalie McCray.

Community Partners:• Baptist Health Systems• City Council of Jacksonville• CareerSource Northeast Florida• Catholic Charities of Jacksonville • Changing Homelessness • Chartrand Family Foundation• Child Care Aware of America• Child Guidance Center • Children’s Home Society• Community Development Institute • Community Foundation of North Florida • daniel Memorial • Department of Children and Families • Duval County Health Department • Duval County Public Schools• Duval Legislative Delegation • Episcopal Children’s Services • Family Foundations• Family Support Services of N. Florida• Florida Blue Foundation • Florida Institute of Education at University of North Florida• Florida State College at Jacksonville • Healthy Start Coalition• Hope Haven Children’s Clinic • Hubbard House Inc. • Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI)

• Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation• Jacksonville Kids Coalition • Jacksonville Public Library • Jacksonville System of Care Initiative• Jewish Family & Community Services • Kaplan Early Learning Company • KIPP Schools • Lakeshore Learning Materials • Lutheran Services of Florida-Head Start • Lutheran Social Services• Mayor’s Office of Jacksonville • Mental Health Resource Center • Morocco Shirine Circus• Neighbor to Family • Nemours-BrightStart! • Non-Profit Center • Partnership for Child Health• PNC Bank-Grow Up Great Volunteers• Rice Family Foundation • Rotary Club of Deerwood• Schell-Sweet Center• Speech and Hearing Center of Jax • Sulzbacher Center • Tijuana Flats Just In Queso Foundation • United Way of Northeast Florida • Vision Is Priceless• World Relief

Major Funding Partners:

Our passion and commitment to serve the families of Duval County remains steadfast. Our core values guide the work we do everyday with our customers, providers, and community partners. We are grateful for the community support we receive supporting our early learning families.We look forward to another amazing year of helping working families with child care assistance, encouraging family engagement, preparing children to be successful in kindergarten, and supporting child care providers through professional development and advocacy.Sincerely,Susan Main | CEO/President

We are only one part of Duval’s network of services for families, but we are a vital and important part. Duval County’s children deserve the best educational foundation— skills which will make them successful in school and life in the 21st Century— and we continue to strive to be the One-Stop Early Learning Leader for Jacksonville and Duval County. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful organization, and I look to the future work we will accomplish in the coming year with optimism and enthusiasm, as we continue to educate and advocate for Duval’s children, families and child care providers.

Sincerely,Jennifer Chapman | Chair

Early

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Chair


Vice-Chair


Treasurer




Member-at-Large


Member-at-Large


Baggett Law


Northeast Florida


Children & Families


Pediatrics Group


Health Department



Northeast Florida






Children & Families


Commission


Academy


Children’s Clinic


School Readiness Financial Assistance - (SR) Families needing assistance paying for child care may apply for the School Readiness Financial Assistance program. Qualify-ing families, as determined by State and Federal guidelines, receive funding which is paid directly to the child care provid-er, but are still required to pay a parent fee based on their income. To be eligible all adults in the household must be working at least 20 hours per week or be enrolled in school full-time. Additionally, they must meet household income requirements. In 2014-2015 5,515 children were removed from the Wait List.

Refugee Services-ELC of Duval, in partnership with the Florida Department of Children and Families, provides eligible refugee families with up to a year of financial assistance to help pay for child care for children ages birth through 12.

Child Care Resource & Referral - (CCR&R)

Child Care Resource & Referral is the front door for early learning services at ELC Duval. Families needing assistance with finding child care, after school, or summer programs may call ELC Duval’s Child and Family Resources department for a free informational referral and speak with a knowledgeable specialist. CCR&R helps families enroll their children in Florida’s free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten, apply for child care financial assistance or the United Way’s Success by 6 scholarship program. They also connect families with community resources and information.

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten - (VPK)

The VPK program provides free pre-k for 4 year olds living in Florida. This high-quality program equips children with the skills they need to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Florida’s VPK program emphasizes the importance of learning through play as a means of teaching early literacy and math skills. In 2014-2015, more than 400 child care providers offered the VPK program and more than 10,000 families applied for VPK.

Voluntary Pre- Kindergarten (VPK) Assessment -All public and private VPK providers are required to track the developmental progression of the children in their program using the VPK Assessment as a pre- and post- assessment tool. The assessment data assists teachers with instructional strategies to meet the individual needs of all children.

• Total Customers in office: 39,002 WS 12,443 customers visited location SS 13,083 customers visited location NS 13,476 customers visited location

• Total calls received: 40,537• Total emails: 3,549

The tree and its components used for illustrations were created for ELC Duval by Natalie McCray.

Community Partners:• Baptist Health Systems• City Council of Jacksonville• CareerSource Northeast Florida• Catholic Charities of Jacksonville • Changing Homelessness • Chartrand Family Foundation• Child Care Aware of America• Child Guidance Center • Children’s Home Society• Community Development Institute • Community Foundation of North Florida • daniel Memorial • Department of Children and Families • Duval County Health Department • Duval County Public Schools• Duval Legislative Delegation • Episcopal Children’s Services • Family Foundations• Family Support Services of N. Florida• Florida Blue Foundation • Florida Institute of Education at University of North Florida• Florida State College at Jacksonville • Healthy Start Coalition• Hope Haven Children’s Clinic • Hubbard House Inc. • Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI)



Our passion and commitment to serve the families of Duval County remains steadfast. Our core values guide the work we do everyday with our customers, providers, and community partners. We are grateful for the community support we receive supporting our early learning families.We look forward to another amazing year of helping working families with child care assistance, encouraging family engagement, preparing children to be successful in kindergarten, and supporting child care providers through professional development and advocacy.Sincerely,Susan Main | CEO/President

We are only one part of Duval’s network of services for families, but we are a vital and important part. Duval County’s children deserve the best educational foundation— skills which will make them successful in school and life in the 21st Century— and we continue to strive to be the One-Stop Early Learning Leader for Jacksonville and Duval County. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful organization, and I look to the future work we will accomplish in the coming year with optimism and enthusiasm, as we continue to educate and advocate for Duval’s children, families and child care providers.

Sincerely,Jennifer Chapman | Chair

School Readiness DistributionVoluntary Pre-K Distribution

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10000Family Child Care HomesCenters & Private SchoolsGold Seal Centers & HomesFaith Based Child CareDuval County Public Schools

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Child Care Payments | $23.63MQuality| $3.28MEnrollment | $1.43MAdministration | $716K

Child Care Payments | $22.4MAdministration | $656KEnrollment | $230KMonitoring | $10K

School Readiness Expenditures

Voluntary Pre-K Expenditures

2014-2015 ELC Duval Financial Support

School Readiness Grant | $29.06MVoluntary Pre-K Grant | $23.3MUnited Way of Northeast Florida | $1.88MJacksonville Children’s Commission | $973KDCF-Refugee | $268KChild Care Aware - Navy EFMP Respite Grant | $193KOEL Performance Pilot | $125KChartrand Family Foundation/The Community Foundation | $105KVPK Outreach & Monitoring | $61KBaptist Health Systems| $24KFlorida Blue Foundation | $10KRice Family Foundation - DELDN | $9KLutheran Services of Florida - Head Start | $7KPNC Bank-Grow Up Great | $6KNemours-Brightstart! | $4KFamily Support Services of N. Florida | $4KRotary Club of Deerwood | $3K

EarlyLearningJax.org - Thanks to support from a grant from The Chartrand Family Fund and the Jacksonville Children’s Endowment at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, ELC Duval launched a content-rich website, designed as a model for the state of Florida, for disseminating information to families, caregivers, child care providers, healthcare practitioners & thecommunity at-large. The goal was to have a one-stop website so the community could access and connect to information.

Guiding Stars of Duval - (GSOD)

Guiding Stars of Duval is the Quality Rating Improvement System for Duval County. In 2014-2015, 148 child care centers and 15 family child care homes voluntarily participated and received a star rating based on 3 major categories including program personnel, program management, and program content. Guiding Stars of Duval participants are committed to improving the quality of their early learning program. Participating centers receive coaching support with funding from the Jacksonville Children’s Commission.• SR Children Served: 25,596• Intant/Toddler Classrooms: 453• Preschool Classrooms: 302

United Way of NE FL - Success By 6 -

This partnership with the United Way of Northeast Florida, offers income-eligible families two-year scholarships, beginning when the child is 3, to a high-quality child care.

Professional Development & Training -

ELC Duval offered 155 professional development trainings to 2,607 child care professionals caring for children in centers and family child care homes. These trainings are based on the State of Florida’s core competencies. Teachers were given access to 145 scholarships, 10 Associate/Bachelor degree reimbursements, as well as learning materials and educational resources. ELC Duval works with regional partners and provides an easily assessable training calendar for child care providers.

ELC of Duval hosts the Inclusion Warm Line for Duval County. Inclusion services offer child care providers assistance to more than 1,000 callers and referred 56 of them to other agencies. Inclusion topics include classroom accommodations, integrating children with special needs and developing behavior modifications.

Family Engagement -

ELC of Duval believes families are children’s first teachers and works with community partners so families can find the most beneficial programs for their children’s educational success. Programs include United Way’s Born Learning, Duval County Public Schools’ Parent Academy, and Healthy Start’s Mom Care Newsletter. Families had the opportunity to attend more than 250 trainings throughout the year.

United Way’s Born Learning is a fun and easy way to learn parenting education skills. The program increases a parent’s knowledge, and improves parenting practices to increases their child’s readinessfor kindergarten.

Developmental Screening -

Children birth to 5 who participate in the School Readiness Program and receive financial assistance through the Early Learning Coalition of Duval, must receive a developmental screening using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. This screening captures a snapshot of a child’s development. Children who are struggling developmentally, according to the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, are referred to Hope Haven or Child Guidance Center and receive 8 weeks of early intervention services. These agencies served 90 children this year.• Distinct Count of Screenings: 10,241• Children showing no significant delays: 68%

Vision Screenings -

Vision Is Priceless provided vision screenings for School Readi-ness Children ages 3, 4 and 5. In all, 1,183 children were screened of which 112 (9%) were provided with referrals based on the screenings.

Social/Emotional Screening -

Through a grant from the Jacksonville Children’s Commission, over 350 School Readiness children participating in programs located in zip codes 32202, 04, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 16, 44, 54 and 77 received a social/emotional screening. We provided resources to classroom teachers and direct services to children in partnership with the Child Guidance Center who provided intensive interventions and mental health therapy.

Additionally, through the Jacksonville System of Care Initiative, a program funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, we were able to perform social emotional screenings on school readiness children 18 months to 5 years using the Early Childhood Screening Assessment. The project was intended to increase the capacity and quality of behavioral health services to children and their families.

GSOD Star Rated Graph

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Navy Exceptional Family Member ProgramRespite Care - (EFMP)

EFMP, funded by the Department of Defense, through Child Care Aware of America, provides 40 hours of free respite care to 130 military families serving 151 special needs children. 97 caregivers provided a total of 100,298 respite care hours to EFMP families. Beginning in 2014, Air Force families serving in the region became eligible to receive respite care through this program. The Morrocco Shrine Circus provided free admission for families and allowed clowns to meet families and do face-painting. Additionally, Tijuana Flats’ Just in Queso Foundation sponsored the 5th annual holiday party with 250 in attendance.

Duval Early Learning Director’s Network - (DELDN)

DELDN’s 142 members continued its mission to empower directors of early learning centers through connecting, advocating and educating. They held 6 meetings which included notable guest speakers: State Senator Audrey Gibson; UNF Small Business Development Administrator Kevin Monahan; and former State Representative, Dick Kravitz. DELDN also attended Children’s Day in Tallahassee to celebrate work wiith children and advocate for more funding to support quality early learning. DELDN held its 4th summer conference with approximately 300 teachers and directors in attendance.



EarlyLearningJax.org - Funded by the Community Foundation of North Florida and the Chartrand Family Foundation, ELC Duval launched a content-rich website, designed as a model for the state of Florida, for disseminating information to families, caregivers, child care providers, healthcare practitioners and the community at-large. The goal was to have a one-stop website so the community could access and connect to information.

Guiding Stars of Duval - (GSOD)

Guiding Stars of Duval is the Quality Rating Improvement System for Duval County. In 2014-2015, 148 child care centers and 15 family child care homes voluntarily participated and received a star rating based on 3 major categories including program personnel, program management, and program content. Guiding Stars of Duval participants are committed to improving the quality of their early learning program. Participating centers receive coaching support with funding from the Jacksonville Children’s Commission.• SR Children Served: 25,596• Intant/Toddler Classrooms: 453• Preschool Classrooms: 302

United Way of NE FL - Success By 6 -

This partnership with the United Way of Northeast Florida, offers income-eligible families two-year scholarships, beginning when the child is 3, to a high-quality child care.

Professional Development & Training -

ELC Duval offered 155 professional development trainings to 2,607 child care professionals caring for children in centers and family child care homes. These trainings are based on the State of Florida’s core competencies. Teachers were given access to 145 scholarships, 10 Associate/Bachelor degree reimbursements, as well as learning materials and educational resources. ELC Duval works with regional partners and provides an easily assessable training calendar for child care providers.

ELC of Duval hosts the Inclusion Warm Line for Duval County. Inclusion services offer child care providers assistance to more than 1,000 callers and referred 56 of them to other agencies. Inclusion topics include classroom accommodations, integrating children with special needs and developing behavior modifications.

Family Engagement -

ELC of Duval believes families are children’s first teachers and works with community partners so families can find the most beneficial programs for their children’s educational success. Programs include United Way’s Born Learning, Duval County Public Schools’ Parent Academy, and Healthy Start’s Mom Care Newsletter. Families had the opportunity to attend more than 250 trainings throughout the year.

United Way’s Born Learning is a fun and easy way to learn parenting education skills. The program increases a parent’s knowledge, and improves parenting practices to increases their child’s readinessfor kindergarten.

Developmental Screening -

Children birth to 5 who participate in the School Readiness Program and receive financial assistance through the Early Learning Coalition of Duval, must receive a developmental screening using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. This screening captures a snapshot of a child’s development. Children who are struggling developmentally, according to the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, are referred to Hope Haven or Child Guidance Center and receive 8 weeks of early intervention services. These agencies served 90 children this year.• Distinct Count of Screenings: 10,241• Children showing no significant delays: 68%

Vision Screenings -

Vision Is Priceless provided vision screenings for School Readi-ness Children ages 3, 4 and 5. In all, 1,183 children were screened of which 112 (9%) were provided with referrals based on the screenings.

Social/Emotional Screening -

Through a grant from the Jacksonville Children’s Commission, over 350 School Readiness children participating in programs located in zip codes 32202, 04, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 16, 44, 54 and 77 received a social/emotional screening. We provided resources to classroom teachers and direct services to children in partnership with the Child Guidance Center who provided intensive interventions and mental health therapy.

Additionally, through the Jacksonville System of Care Initiative, a program funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, we were able to perform social emotional screenings on school readiness children 18 months to 5 years using the Early Childhood Screening Assessment. The project was intended to increase the capacity and quality of behavioral health services to children and their families.

GSOD Star Rated Graph

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Guiding Stars of Duval Distribution


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4081,207

9,3415,429

2,4482,438





Navy Exceptional Family Member ProgramRespite Care - (EFMP)

EFMP, funded by the Department of Defense, through Child Care Aware of America, provides 40 hours of free respite care to 130 military families serving 151 special needs children. 97 caregivers provided a total of 100,298 respite care hours to EFMP families. Beginning in 2014, Air Force families serving in the region became eligible to receive respite care through this program. The Morrocco Shrine Circus provided free admission for families and allowed clowns to meet families and do face-painting. Additionally, Tijuana Flats’ Just in Queso Foundation sponsored the 5th annual holiday party with 250 in attendance.

Duval Early Learning Director’s Network - (DELDN)

DELDN’s 142 members continued its mission to empower directors of early learning centers through connecting, advocating and educating. They held 6 meetings which included notable guest speakers: State Senator Audrey Gibson; UNF Small Business Development Administrator Kevin Monahan; and former State Representative, Dick Kravitz. DELDN also attended Children’s Day in Tallahassee to celebrate work wiith children and advocate for more funding to support quality early learning. DELDN held its 4th summer conference with approximately 300 teachers and directors in attendance.



EarlyLearningJax.org - Funded by the Community Foundation of North Florida and the Chartrand Family Foundation, ELC Duval launched a content-rich website, designed as a model for the state of Florida, for disseminating information to families, caregivers, child care providers, healthcare practitioners and the community at-large. The goal was to have a one-stop website so the community could access and connect to information.

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Chair


Vice-Chair


Treasurer




Member-at-Large


Member-at-Large


Baggett Law


Northeast Florida


Children & Families


Pediatrics Group


Health Department



Northeast Florida






Children & Families


Commission


Academy


Children’s Clinic


Community Partners:• Baptist Health Systems• City Council of Jacksonville• CareerSource Northeast Florida• Catholic Charities of Jacksonville • Changing Homelessness • Chartrand Family Fund• Child Care Aware of America• Child Guidance Center • Children’s Home Society• Community Development Institute • Community Foundation of Northeast Florida • daniel Memorial • Department of Children and Families • Duval County Health Department • Duval County Public Schools• Duval Legislative Delegation • Episcopal Children’s Services • Family Foundations• Family Support Services of N. Florida• Florida Blue Foundation • Florida Institute of Education at University of North Florida• Florida State College at Jacksonville • Healthy Start Coalition• Hope Haven Children’s Clinic • Hubbard House Inc. • Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI)



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Community Partners: Major Funding Partners: Early