Press Release: EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD CHAIR PROCEEDS WITH THE PROCESS TO REPLACE RETIRING CEO
EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD CHAIR PROCEEDS WITH THE PROCESS TO REPLACE RETIRING CEO TAMPA, FL (Wednesday, August 3, 2022) – Board Chair Aakash Patel announced today that the […]
Press Release: EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CEO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
TAMPA, FL (Tuesday, August 2, 2022) – The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC) Chief Executive Officer Gordon L. Gillette announced his retirement to the ELCHC Board of Directors on […]
VPK Updates: Provider Notes 7.25.22
2022-2023 VPK Applications: ELCHC Contract Specialists have started initiating VPK Provider Applications: If your VPK APP has been initiated, please submit it as soon as possible to ensure your desired […]
VPK: The Next Best Thing To A Magical Parenting Handbook

When it comes to raising children there sure is no magical parenting handbook that can help you, but we do our best to make sure we tailor our parenting style […]
More Payable Extraordinary Absences
Extraordinary Absences Form The Division of Early Learning (DEL) informed the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County yesterday that beginning July 1, 2022, School Readiness rule will now allow up […]
School Readiness Rate Increase And Reimbursement Changes
SR Daily Rates For Centers SR Daily Rates for FCCH Reimbursement Increases Effective July 1, 2022, the following exciting changes will impact what the ELCHC reimburses you for School Readiness […]
Press Release: Childcare Stabilization Grant through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 5.27.2022
The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County has funds to provide financial relief to all contracted and non-contracted childcare providers in Hillsborough County. TAMPA, FL (Friday, May 27, 2022) – The […]
How to Ease First Day of Kindergarten Fears with Transitional Activities

Caps are being decorated, Pomp and Circumstance fills the air, and your baby is on their way to a new chapter. It’s graduation time for high school seniors and for […]
Low Kindergarten Readiness Rates – Opinion Editorial – 2.14.2022
Last week, the most recent kindergarten readiness rates were issued by the state of Florida. Based on assessments of entering kindergarteners in September 2021 for Hillsborough County, kindergarten readiness was […]