Programs not managed by the Forum
School Readiness Quality Initiative
In July 2002, the
Florida Partnership for School Readiness (FPSR)
awarded a three-year contract to the Children's
Forum to provide training and technical assistance to Florida's
school readiness community. This led to the creation of the
School Readiness Quality Initiative. Forum-provided QI services were
available statewide, regionally and locally to ensure continuous
quality improvement for programs serving children. The Forum's
QI team provided training for the school readiness community through
technical assistance forums and conferences, pre-conference
sessions, facilitator workshops (train-the-trainer) at day and
weeklong events.
The 3 year contract with the Children's Forum ended June 30, 2005.
To learn more about the 2005-2008 statewide Quality Initiative,
visit the
Agency for Workforce Innovation's
Office of Early Learning or
email Anne Cahn, Early Learning Program Manager, at 850-921-3152.
Inclusion Services
Florida Statute 402.3018 mandates the provision of a
toll-free number to provide assistance and consultation
specifically to child care personnel regarding the inclusion
of children with disabilities and special health care needs.
This number is known as the Warm-Line. The toll-free local
Warm-Line is available to child care centers and family child
care homes requesting information relating to the disability
and special health care needs issues of the children they
are serving.
Each school readiness coalition provides Warm-Line
services for child care providers on topics including:
- Curriculum
- Strategies
- Child development
- Health
- Environmental adaptations
- Laws and regulations (i.e. The Americans with Disabilities
Act)
The Goal of the Inclusion Services program is to advocate,
facilitate, and support the inclusion of children with special
needs and their families in quality early education and care
environments.
The Inclusion Services program is administered by the
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.
For information on the Inclusion Services program, or
information on the Warm-Line service provider in your
area, call 1-866-357-3239 or
email Amanda McIntire.
Child Care Executive Partnership Program
The Child Care Executive Partnership (CCEP)
is an innovative, public/private partnership program
that helps employers meet the needs of a growing
segment of their work force working parents. Funding
for the CCEP program is provided annually through
federal and state sources. These dollars are matched
with funding from local governments, businesses,
and charitable foundations, on a dollar-for-dollar
basis and distributed to employees of participating
business employers, and families on the local child
care waiting list who qualify for child care assistance.
These charitable donations to a local purchasing
pool are managed by local school readiness coalitions.
At the state level, the CCEP is administratively
assigned to the
Agency for Workforce Innovation.
Funding is authorized by the
Florida Legislature
through the
Office of Early Learning
To learn more about the Child Care Executive Partnership Program,
visit the CCEP website
or contact Anne
Cahn at the Agency for Workforce
Innovation, Office of Early Learning.
