Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida

Parents! Use everyday opportunities with your child to connect and grow!

One of the BEST ways for your child to be Kindergarten Ready#earlyed

What a fun day at the #swflreadingfestival Lots of families to meet. Every child received a book. #earlyed

Enjoyed our time at the Lee Health Sports Complex for WGCU's "Be My Neighbor Day" prior to the Twins-Phillies Spring Training game. #earlyed

See you Saturday for the 2026 SWFL Reading Festival!

The Early Learning Coalition of SWFL encourages you to take the family out to the ball park! There are activies outside the park and also inside the park, where the Twins meet the Phillies. See you there!

Join us March 26!

Congratulations!

Early literacy is one way to get your child Kindergarten Ready. Limit screen time. Pick up a book and share!

Parents can team up with child care professionals so your child is Kindergarten Ready! We can help you find a quality preschool. #earlyed

See if your family qualifies for Florida's School Readiness Program. #earlyed

Registering for Voluntary Prekindergarten, finding a quality preschool, or finding out if your family qualifies for the School Readiness Program begins here! #earlyed

Our offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026.

We LOVE everything you do for the children of Southwest Florida! Have a beautiful day!#earlyed

Every Florida 4-year-old is eligible for FREE Voluntary Prekindergaten! Learn the skills necessary to be Kindergarten Ready. #earlyed

The successful use of MarcoPolo learning tools brought three area preschools unexpected rewards! (below, right) Claudia MacDonald of The Children's House Learning Ctr. received two tablets for the classroom. Presenter is Andreina Story of our ELC. #marcopolo

See what's new in the February edition of the Florida Division of Early Learning Parents' Pages. fldoe.org/file/20625/FEB…

Fun today with children attending Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) class at Kinderland Place at Gateway in Fort Myers for "Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!" Early Childhood Specialist, Meghan Cole read "What Is America?" by Michelle Medlock Adams.