Early Care and Education Small Business Support

1,444

Early Care and Education Providers

22,045

Children in School Readiness

15,000

Parents Able to Work Because of School Readiness

750

Children Served in the Early Head Start Program

Resources

Do you need help paying for child care?

Learn more about Florida’s early learning programs and use the Family Portal from the Divison of Early Learning to apply for School Readiness or VPK.

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    Do you need help paying for child care?

    Learn more about Florida’s early learning programs and use the Family Portal from the Divison of Early Learning to apply for School Readiness or VPK.

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    Personal Early Care and Education Listing

    Child Care Resource and Referral can provide a personalized listing of early care end education programs by filling out the online intake form.

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    Early Head Start

    The Early Head Start Program is a year-round, federally funded program that provides comprehensive services to children ages zero to three years, in targeted zip codes of Miami-Dade County. High quality care and support at the earliest age possible is the foundation for getting children ready to learn and developing self-confidence.

  • Free Child Care Resource and Referral

    Free Child Care Resource and Referral

    Child Care Resource and Referral is free for families and partners seeking information on quality early care and education programs. We also support potential and current partners with information on starting a child care business, enhancing your program, and any questions about VPK and School Readiness. In Miami-Dade and Monroe call 305-646-7220 Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Professional Development

    Professional Development Institute

    The Professional Development Institute (PDI) offers quality learning experiences to support early education practitioners and stakeholders to work with and on behalf of young children and the significant adults in their lives. PDI offers training through a variety of proven delivery methods in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. PDI has been accredited by IACET since 2019.

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    Join the Book Club

    The new, improved, and expanded Children’s Trust Book Club will offer free, monthly books by mail for children from birth through their 5th birthday living in Miami-Dade County.

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    Warm Line/Inclusion

    The Warm-Line helps families with concerns about your child’s growth or development, your child’s behavior, classroom accommodations and intervention strategies as well as referrals to other agencies. Call the Warm-Line at 786-433-3095 and an Inclusion Specialist will contact you to discuss your concerns and determine next steps.

  • Hope Florida - A Pathway to Prosperity

    Hope Florida - A Pathway to Prosperity

    Uniting communities through ‘Care Navigators’ to guide Floridians on an individualized path to prosperity, economic self-sufficiency, and hope.

  • The Flordia GAP MAP

    The Florida Gap Map

    The Florida Gap Map brings together the important work of the Florida Prosperity Project and the Florida Business Alliance for Early Learning Project. This online tool gives business and community leaders throughout Florida important information on the schools in their community.

  • kids working with teacher

    Personal Early Care and Education Listing

    Child Care Resource and Referral can provide a personalized listing of early care end education programs by filling out the online intake form.

  • toddler paying on the floor

    Early Head Start

    The Early Head Start Program is a year-round, federally funded program that provides comprehensive services to children ages zero to three years, in targeted zip codes of Miami-Dade County. High quality care and support at the earliest age possible is the foundation for getting children ready to learn and developing self-confidence.

  • Free Child Care Resource and Referral

    Free Child Care Resource and Referral

    Child Care Resource and Referral is free for families and partners seeking information on quality early care and education programs. We also support potential and current partners with information on starting a child care business, enhancing your program, and any questions about VPK and School Readiness. In Miami-Dade and Monroe call 305-646-7220 Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Professional Development

    Professional Development Institute

    The Professional Development Institute (PDI) offers quality learning experiences to support early education practitioners and stakeholders to work with and on behalf of young children and the significant adults in their lives. PDI offers training through a variety of proven delivery methods in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. PDI has been accredited by IACET since 2019.