NewS & Events
Business Leadership Training To help support our childcare provider community, this spring, the ELCHC launched a new initiative focused on Business Leadership that aims to provide professional growth and improve
Hello Providers: The long-awaited release of new Business Leadership cohorts is finally here! Please take a moment to read the below descriptions BEFORE signing up for this course and choosing
The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar this Wednesday (2pm ET) on how to take advantage of the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver. Over 175,000 borrowers
ARPA Payments will be coming out in September! The survey for the second ARPA payment will be available in the DEL portal 80 days after your original ARPA application was
Dear School Readiness Providers, The Division of Early Learning (DEL) is holding Rule Workshops via webinar for rules 6M-4.740 & 6M-4.741, F.A.C., Program Assessment Requirements for School Readiness. These rules
Happy Start of the VPK Program Year! As of August 10, 2022, VPK Programs can elect to participate in additional payment for VPK services if the program agrees to pay
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
TAMPA, FL (Monday, June 27, 2022) – The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC) received Workforce Initiatives for Early Educators funding as part of the COVID-19 emergency funding assistance. The funding was to directly address the loss of staff due to COVID-19 related
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
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the country, schools nationally and here in Tampa Bay have closed, leaving more than 32 million students at home. Most of their parents are
We will resume regular business hours from 8 AM to 5 PM
on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Happy Memorial Day from us to you!
Our office and lobby will be closed from May 23
to May 25.
We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, May 26.
All registrations for IECP learning events and workshops are completed online. Registrations are received on a first-come, first-served basis and seating is limited. An account to our online platform is required for all learning event registrations regardless of cost or type of payment used.
Payment, if required, can be made online at the time of registration.
Registrants have up to 48 hours before a scheduled learning event to cancel. A refund will be made to the online account on file.
The event sponsor reserves the right to cancel a learning event due to low registration. If a session is cancelled, those registered will be contacted by email and notified of the cancellation. A credit will be applied to the online account on file.
You are encouraged to log on virtually or arrive in person 5-10 minutes prior to the start time of your learning event. Participants arriving more than 15 minutes late WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE SESSION. Partial in-service credit may be offered, if applicable. Make-up sessions WILL NOT BE OFFERED for any learning event.
The IECP and ELCHC shall not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability/handicap, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or age in any aspect of a learning event, training workshop or professional development. The ELCHC also reasonably accommodates individuals with disabilities, handicaps and/or religious beliefs.
Any person with a disability/handicap requiring reasonable accommodations should call 813.515.2340 no later than seven business days prior to the scheduled learning event.
The ELCHC strives to protect the privacy of learners that attend our learning events. Because each learner must register through our online learning platform, each record is restricted from public access. Learners can obtain a copy of their certifications as well as their own demographic/contact information provided. For online support, learners may call 813.515.2340 for assistance accessing their records. Learners are required to verify their Identification at all learning events by showing a state or government issued ID with photograph.
Individuals who participate in ELCHC’s learning events have the right to know about the proprietary interest a trainer/ instructor may have in a product or service prior to attending. All trainers/instructors are required to disclose proprietary interest in any produce, instrument, device, service and/or materials discussed at an event training, program, or workshop, as well as the source of any compensation related to the presentation.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) may be awarded for all learning events three hours or longer in duration. Learning events less than three hours will be awarded in-service hours upon completion. CEUs will be awarded upon successful completion of the learning event. To successfully complete the learning event, learners must arrive on time, attend all required sessions, be an active participant and complete all related assignments and/or surveys as defined by the trainer/instructor. Online training must have an engagement score of 75% or more. For all online training – CAMERAS MUST BE ON – NO EXCEPTIONS. Participant’s names for online training must match the name provided at registration. Any required assignments or surveys will be outlined in the Training Description on our online platform. Learners are encouraged to contact trainers/ instructors with any questions and/or clarification needed regarding the successful completion of assignments or surveys. In-service hours will be awarded in place of CEUs if the learner does not meet the requirements of successful completion as defined by the instructor/trainer.
* Trainings may be recorded for educational purposes.
To earn an achievement bonus, you must be teaching in Hillsborough County and meet all the requirements of the course, including pre/post assessments, homework assignments, reflection, and LMS instructor evaluation (if applicable). Each individual is limited to four training achievement bonuses per training cycle, and bonuses will not be given for previously completed coursework. Additionally, a W9 form must be submitted, and the address on the form must match the address on your LMS account. If you have any questions, please contact Abbey Landa at alanda@elchc.org.
Upon the successful completion of a learning event/training participants will receive a Certificate of Completion that can be retrieved from their individual online LMS account.
All learning events/training sessions are designed for adult audiences. We ask that all registrants make the necessary childcare arrangements to meet the minimum requirements for participation in the learning event. Childcare is not available.
