Early Childhood Education

Head Start promotes school readiness of children under 5 from low-income families through education, health, social and other services.

Provides grants and resources to improve the health, social-emotional, and cognitive outcomes for children from birth through third grade.

Part of the Florida Department of Education, the Office of Early Learning serves families with young children and early learning programs.

The Florida Head Start State Collaboration Office (FHSSCO) is a federally funded office with the specific purpose of supporting and improving collaboration between Head Start and other providers of educational, medical, and social services in Florida.

The largest professional association of people working in the early care and education field in Florida.

Provides advocacy for Florida's Head Start programs and training opportunities for Head Start staff and families.

The Children's Forum provides leadership and advocacy to achieve high-quality and accessible early care and education and afterschool services for all children.