{"id":49,"date":"2016-06-06T19:21:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T19:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:47:59","slug":"importance-of-school-readiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/importance-of-school-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of School Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49\" class=\"elementor elementor-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fda57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35fda57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f022073 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f022073\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaef958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aaef958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/child-teacher.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/child-teacher.webp 720w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/child-teacher-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/child-teacher-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f2337 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6f2337\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ba3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ba3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Parents are a child&#8217;s first teacher. And who better to teach them, than those who love and understand so well their individual needs? During these important years of development in a child&#8217;s life, school readiness programs unite with parents as partners to make certain children achieve social and emotional well-being.<\/p><p>Our school readiness programs use age-appropriate curriculum, employ trained early childhood educators and work closely with parents to assess developmental achievements. By doing this, we prepare children for school and ultimately for life. We recognize how important it is to invest in children, they are our future!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8a3ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd8a3ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84947f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84947f4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d13d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d13d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SR_Logo_small_PNG.png.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SR_Logo_small_PNG.png.jpg 532w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SR_Logo_small_PNG.png-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c5b56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7c5b56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53806fc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53806fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com\/Account\/Login\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">APPLYING FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6c728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f6c728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Applying for Child Care Assistance<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c39a3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c39a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62826b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e62826b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1411189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1411189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/download\/documents-required-to-determine-eligibility-checklist\/?wpdmdl=51&amp;masterkey=5755cd55d81e1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Documents Required to Determine Eligibility Checklist (Documentos Requeridos para la Determinaci\u00f3n de Elegibilidad para la Preparaci\u00f3n Escolar (SR) en Collier, Glades, Hendry y Lee)<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Please keep in mind that funding is limited and there is a wait list.\u00a0<\/p><p>Parents are responsible for keeping their contact information current with the Early Learning Coalition. If you have questions about Child Care Assistance or need to update your contact information, please contact one of our locations by calling 239-935-6100 in Glades, Hendry or Lee County or 239-213-1137 in Collier County.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7752543 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7752543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com\/account\/login\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to apply for School Readiness<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beeb68e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"beeb68e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab0272 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ab0272\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d0777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9d0777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Child Care Resource & Referral<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4fa72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca4fa72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfaae57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfaae57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6198a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6198a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official-1024x330.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official-1024x330.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official-300x97.webp 300w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official-768x248.webp 768w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official-600x193.webp 600w, https:\/\/elcofswfl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCRR-official.webp 1362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655a97e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"655a97e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a587c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a587c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Child Care Resource &amp; 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