Early Learning Coalition of Orange County

🍅 🌱 🤗 Children are enthusiastic about vegetables, courtesy of the @ELCOC and the Great Gardens Project! Watch the 🎥. The Great Gardens Project is sponsored by the @citybeautiful, with donation support from Lake Nona Animal Clinic. #ELCOCares #earlylearning

Families Invited! @ELCOC's Slide into Summer Safari is the perfect place for fun, interactive learning! 🤗 🦒 🦓 🎒 Join us Sat. May 16th, from 12 to 2pm at the Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center in Orlando. For more info, visit: elcoforangecounty.org/slide-into-sum… #ELCOCares

🌎 💚 🤗 Happy Earth Day from @ELCOC! Let’s inspire children to love and protect the Earth today and every day! From recycling to caring for our environment, small actions make a big difference. #ELCOCares

This is why the @ELCOC Diaper Drive matters. Watch the 🎥 238 families lined up at the Central Florida Diaper Bank on Saturday, where volunteers distributed over 47,000 diapers, nearly all 48,084 collected. Thank you for supporting local families! #ELCOCares #diaperdrive

Financial Aid for child care? YES! The @ELCOC can help families find affordable, high-quality child care and even help them apply for financial aid (School Readiness Funding). For more info, call (407) 841-6607 or visit elcoforangecounty.org/what-is-school…

⭐🚀 @ELCOC Chief Brightness Officer Stella the Star is cheering on the astronauts of the @NASA Artemis II mission as they journey to the far side of the moon! Little learners, keep dreaming big and shooting for the stars! 🤗 #ELCOCares #earlylearning #space

Four-year-olds who attend VPK get a jump start on kindergarten learning with early literacy, math, language, and social skills. For more information, visit elcoforangecounty.org/what-is-vpk/ (2) #ELCOCares #earlylearning #VPK

@ELCOC CEO Dr. Scott Fritz has a special message. Watch the 🎥 ! youtu.be/U2c73mjO_2E ELCOC administers Florida’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) in Orange County. VPK is free for all four-year-olds residing in the state, regardless of parental income. (1)

A total of 17 organizations received grants worth $500,000 to improve financial literacy in our community! (2) #partnerships #thankyou

What an amazing morning at the @fairwindscu Foundation Community Impact Celebration at Full Sail University! The @ELCOC received a $20,000 grant to support our early education providers in improving their businesses. (1)

Celebrating Black History Month at the @ELCOC (February 1st to February 28th) 💚 💛 🧡 At ELCOC, we honor the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of African American families in our community. #ELCOCares #blackhistorymonth #earlylearning

Our mission is to provide every Orange County child with equal access to high quality early learning programs by supporting those who help children grow and develop. (2) #ELCOCares #childcare #earlylearning #schoolreadiness

Financial aid for child care? Yes! 🤗 The @ELCOC can help families find affordable, high-quality child care and even help them apply for financial aid (School Readiness Funding). For more info, call (407) 841-6607 📲 or visit 🔗 elcoforangecounty.org/what-is-school…. (1)

Parents and caregivers asked several questions about Autism Spectrum Disorder. The ELCOC is proud to partner with @AdventHealth and West Lakes Early Learning Center. (3) #ELCOCares #partnerships

Dr. Forrest delivered a presentation titled “The Ins and Outs of Autism” on Thursday, January 29th, at the Mayor William Beardall Senior Center in Orlando. Parents and caregivers asked several questions about Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2)

The @ELCOC's Early Learning Support Division and CEO Dr. Scott Fritz hosted Dr. Emily Forrest, a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician with AdventHealth, at its Peer Support Meeting. Watch the 🎥 (1)

It was part of Read, White, and Blue: Celebrating 250 Chapters of America, a statewide Florida Department of Education initiative promoting joyful literacy every day. We can’t wait for next year. Until then, keep reading! 📚✨ (3) #ELCOCares #earlyearning #celebrateliteracyweek

Dozens of EPIC volunteers with the @ELCOC read patriotic books to children at several Orange Co. child care centers all this week. (2)

And that’s a wrap on Celebrate Literacy Week! 🇺🇸📚 Our final stops were Potter's House Academy and Washington Shores Primary Learning Center in Orlando. Watch the 🎥

📚 📚 📚 It has been a busy week of reading! And we aren’t done yet! Stay tuned for the final reading sessions on Friday! (2) #ELCOCares #earlyearning #celebrateliteracyweek