Today’s Session

1. Providers and Early Learning Coalitions: Policy and Practice to Improve Access and QualityFlorida One Goal ConferenceJuly 23, 2009

2. Today’s Session • Goals: • Share ideas • Map out a plan • Agenda: • About Us • Partnership and Collaboration in Florida • Group Discussion: Working together to build the system

3. Learning Care Group • 1,200 schools in 37 states • 87 schools in Florida • Childtime, Tutor Time, La Petite Academy • 23 Early Learning Coalitions • 173 VPK Classrooms

4. Child Care Network 150 schools in 8 states 20 schools in Florida

5. Association of Early Learning Coalitions Represents all 31 coalitions that manage $1 billion in funding to provide VPK to 143,000 children and school readiness services to 151,000 children Share and promote planning, coordination, and implementation strategies that strengthen early education and care Work to build a comprehensive, integrated system of care for young children

6. Early Care and Education Consortium Alliance of national and regional providers of high-quality early care and education programs The implementers of policies set by federal, state and local entities Working together in Florida

7. The System in Florida • 31 Early Learning Coalitions • Opportunities and Successes • Challenges • Building the System means Working Together

8. Discuss: • What can we do? • Local decisions • State decisions • Professional Development • Improving Quality of Care • Expanding Access to Care • Supporting each other