June 16, 2021
Updated Coalition Family Support Specialist Contacts

If you have questions about a parent/guardian’s SR or VPK eligibility or enrollment, you can contact a Coalition Family Support Specialist by calling, emailing, or texting them directly. Specialists are assigned by customer last names, and their contact information can be found by clicking the button below.
Did you know Sesame Street in Communities offers free professional development? Check out their library with webinars, trainings, and more!
How to Design a Classroom Floor Plan

This article will discuss what centers to have, where they should go, and what should be in them all without losing your own aesthetic as an individual teacher. 
VPK Open Enrollment Yard Signs

Please stop by the ELC Panama City Office to pick up our VPK yard sign. We created these for our providers to assist in your marketing efforts for the 2021-22 school year.

A reminder that there is a digital tool kit with all "Ready, Set, Enroll" logo files, Flyers/Posters (print to distribute or post), Letter to Parent Templates (current or prospective enrollees), Social Media Asset, Tip Sheet for Parents, and 'My First Day of VPK' sign.
Creating Classroom Rules for Preschool Students and Teachers
As a preschool teacher, you know that rules are imperative to running a classroom so that the classroom doesn’t run you. But many teachers wonder what the best way to introduce rules to the classroom is and how to get them to stick.
Click below for some tried-and-true sample classroom rules for preschool!
Thank you to our providers and Coalition staff who attended the FLAEYC Pop-Up Summer Summit:
Meeting the Social-Emotional Needs of a Post-Pandemic Classroom on June 12th. Our attendees participated in a number of sessions including Techniques & Strategies to Support Emotionally Intelligent Children, Empowering Change Beyond the Classroom Walls, The Power of Self Active Play, and Living in the Present in order to Manifest our Shared Future.
It is Hurricane season and it is always a good idea to be prepared. So we have compiled a list of the Top 10 Tips to ready your business for a storm or Hurricane.
Help Me Grow Screening Event

HMG is available to offer free developmental screenings to the private-pay parents of your program.

Reserve a FREE Books, Balls, and Blocks Screening Event at your center today!
As OEL is reviewing VPK success rates between VPK vs. Non-VPK programs across the state, the Coalition wanted to remind you about the OEL sponsored Virtual Study Buddies (VSB) opportunities, to assist VPK teachers as they review for the end of course assessments that are required for some of the VPK trainings. These sessions are FREE and provide an opportunity for participants to ask clarifying questions and get a better understanding of the course content that they will be testing on.  
We are looking for parents to join the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

Download a copy of the flyer by clicking the button below. Please make sure all parents in your center receive a copy of this flyer. You can print to send home with each of your children, or you can simply post the flyer on your social media page.
Florida KidCare

In a time when the health and safety of our community are most important, help keep the children in your center insured.
 
Encourage families in your centers to contact ELCNWF for information and assistance applying for Florida KidCare. Call 850-747-5400 X 108 or request CCR&R via the link below!
Big Heart World is an initiative produced by Sparkler in collaboration with Noggin that enables parents and educators to help children explore what it means to have a “big heart” and how to grow one. This means:

  • Learning About Me — Awareness of self: identity & belonging, feelings and self-regulation
  • Learning About You — Awareness of others: empathy, appreciation of diversity
  • Learning About Us — Relationships with others: interpersonal strategies

Have your kids listen, sing, and dance along to "Celebrate Our Difference", the next song from Noggin’s Big Heart Beats album. And be sure to follow their site as they will release a new video every month.
June Special Dates
 
National Zoo and Aquarium Month LGBTQIA Pride Month
Men’s Health Month
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month National Camping Month
National PTSD Awareness Month
National Safety Month
 
June 18th
National Go Fishing Day

June 19th
Juneteenth


June 20th
Happy Father’s Day
National Seashell Day
First Day of Summer

June 21st
National Selfie Day
 
June 25th
Take Your Dog to Work Day
 
June 27th
National Sunglasses Day
National PTSD Awareness Day
We exist to grow healthy children, parents, and the relationship between them.
Sponsored by the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida and the State of Florida, Office of Early Learning