EARLY LEARNING SERVICES 
Welcome to the Office of Early Learning within the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. The Office of Early Learning is dedicated to ensuring the accessibility, affordability and quality of early learning services for Florida's children and families.
Florida welcomes nearly 600 newborns every day and is home to more than one million children younger than five. Of these, approximately 600,000 attend some type of early learning program. With so many of our children in care, quality early learning options are a high priority because children are counting on us to make sure they have every advantage and opportunity available for success in school and in life.
If you have questions regarding the information provided to you through this website, please contact the Office of Early Learning at 850-921-3180 or 1-866-357-3239.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Florida Adopts Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals
Florida’s Professional Development Initiative is pleased to announce the adoption of Florida’s Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Practitioners. A collaborative group of early learning stakeholders, including state agencies, early learning coalitions, provider associations and higher learning institutions, developed this set of knowledge and skill standards. The Core Competencies define what early care and education practitioners should know and be able to do. These competencies lay the foundation for the professional development and career pathways for Florida’s early care and education professionals. Next steps for the Initiative include putting this document in a user-friendly format for distribution to the field, development of implementation guidance for directors and training entities, and development of a training module on the core competencies. For more information on the Professional Development Initiative or the Core Competencies, contact Jennifer Ohlsen at 850-921-3469.
Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC)
The Agency for Workforce Innovation’s Early Learning Services Fact Book contains information about Florida's early learning programs.The Agency for Workforce Innovation updates the Fact Book monthly with data from the 31 early learning coalitions and the Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RMCA).
Office of Early Learning Business Units
- Accountability Unit
- Consumer Affairs Unit
- Financial Administration & Budget Services Unit
- Program Unit
- Project Management Unit
- Contact us
Early Learning Resources
- Office of Early Learning Annual Report 2007-2008
- Manual for OEL Website Navigation (Powerpoint)
- Manual for OEL Website Navigation (PDF)
- 2005-2006 Annual Report
- 2006-2007 Annual Report
- CCDF Plan FFY 09/10
- CCR&R Directory - For the most recent version of the CCRR Directory, please e-mail Cetoria.lowe@flaawi.com
- CCR&R Standard Codes
- CCMS Standard Codes
- Connections Newsletter
- Early Learning Suspected Fraud Referral Form
- Early Learning Suspected Fraud Referral Procedures
- Program Guidance and Policy
- Proposed Rules and Rule Making Notices
- Research Bulletin, Vol 1-Issue1
- State and Federal Statutes, Regulation and Policy
- VPK Questions and Inquiries
Employment
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