Announcements

The ELC is proud to announce plans for the 1st Annual Ready for School Sock Hop on August 29th at 6 p.m. at Goodwood Carriage House. This one of a kind event will take attendees back to the fun of the 50’s with diner style food, classic cars, soda jerks, and rock and roll music. 100% of the proceeds from the event will go towards supporting child care services for children in the Big Bend Region. Join us in making this first event a huge success. Click below and become a partner today!

On stage recognition during the event Your name, message, & full color logo on event collateral Your color logo hyperlink on the ELC website Recognition as a Boogie Woogie Sponsor in ad placements Recognition in the ELC e-News and ELC’s Facebook Four complimentary admission tickets Four complimentary drink tickets	Recognition during the event Your company name and logo on event collateral Your company name hyperlink on the ELC website Recognition as a Jitterbug Sponsor in ad placements Recognition in the ELC e-News and ELC’s Facebook Two complimentary admission tickets Two complimentary drink tickets	Recognition during the event Your company name and logo on event collateral Recognition as a Sponsor in ad placements One complimentary drink tickets
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School Age Services
The Children’s Forum School-Age Services Division offers a variety of trainings for afterschool and summer camp providers. This upcoming Spring / Summer of 2009 they are offering a variety of training venues: Seminars, Survive the Summer Mini-Conferences, Local Early Childhood Conferences, and Private Trainings. Click here to review the newsletter with all the times, dates, and locations of the upcoming training.

My First Books

The Early Learning Coalition understands the importance of reading to children at an early age, after all 90% of a child’s brain develops before the age of 5. "My First Books" is a new ELC literacy initiative that will provide every family who visits one of our seven Family Service Centers with a brand new children’s book. Our dedicated staff will talk with parents about how they can support their child’s literacy development and give them ideas on how to incorporate a love for reading into their children’s lives. In addition, the ELC will collect quality used children’s books from the community and give families "Book Coupons" that can be exchanged for a gently used children’s book each month. Our hope is to fully stock our own children’s library full of books to distribute to children in the Big Bend Region. Join us in helping support children’s readiness for success in school by giving them the words they need to succeed!

So far the Early Learning Coalition has collected 13,898 books toward My First Books!

Access to Online Training Available Now!
Visit our e-learning tab on this page to access information on how you can earn your CDA credential, CDA renewal, Director’s credential renewal, and other professional development courses. These affordable on-line courses allow professionals to complete courses at their own pace at times that meet their individual schedules. Please call Kathy Douglas at 850-385-0551 with questions regarding on-line professional development opportunities.

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