Building a World Class Workforce
Grants are available for recruitment of new early learning educators, training and assistance for educators whose CLASS composite score is 5 or below, and the development of programs to strengthen the early learning industry. LEARN MORE BELOW
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Next Steps:
Centers and Large FCCHs: Review the attached Google Form with your staff and assist them in choosing the options that are right for them. Teachers working in Infant, Ones and Two-year-old classrooms should choose Infant/Toddler options. Teachers working with Three- to Five-year-old children should choose Preschool options. Directors, Assistant Directors and other leaders may choose either Infant/Toddler, Preschool or Leadership tracks.
FCCHs: Review the attached Google Form and choose the option that is right for you. Your substitute may also participate. If you work primarily with Infants, Ones and Two-year-olds you should choose Infant/Toddler options. If you work primarily with Three- to Five-year-olds, you should choose Preschool options. You may also choose the Leadership track.
Submit one Google form that includes all staff.
To register staff for Teachstone trainings, each staff member must have a unique email address.
Once received, our plan is to send registration information back to you within 5 business days. As a disclaimer, we have not yet received registration information from Teachstone. While we fully expect to maintain a 5-day turnaround, we cannot guarantee it until the information is released.
We are extremely excited for the opportunity to share continued ARPA opportunities with you!
Please feel free to reach out to ARPAHelpdesk1@ELCPinellas.org with any questions. We do expect a high volume of information requests so we ask that you remain patient when waiting for a response!
The ARPA grant benefits on this page are available to SR/VPK contracted providers with a composite score of 4.0-4.99 on their most recent CLASS Assessment or who have not yet been assessed and have no score.
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Next Steps:
Carefully review the Google form links below and choose which initiative you want your site to participate in:
Child Success Grants – Recommended due to better benefits
Centers and Large FCCH’s: Once you have chosen between the above initiatives, work with your staff and assist them in choosing the professional development options that are right for them. (Teachers working in Infant, Ones and Two-year-old classrooms should choose Infant/Toddler options. Teachers working with Three- to Five-year-old children should choose Preschool options. Directors, Assistant Directors and other leaders may choose either Infant/Toddler, Preschool or Leadership tracks).
FCCH’s: Once you have chosen between the above initiatives, choose the professional development options that are right for you. (If you work mostly with Infants, Ones and Two-year-olds choose Infant/Toddler options. If you work mostly with Three- to Five-year-olds, choose Preschool options. You may also choose the leadership track.
Submit one Google form that includes all staff.
Important Note: to register staff for Teachstone trainings, each staff member must have a unique email address.
Once received, our plan is to send registration information back to you within 5 business days. As a disclaimer, we have not yet received registration information from Teachstone. While we fully expect to maintain a 5-day turnaround, we cannot guarantee it until the information is released.
We are extremely excited for the opportunity to share continued ARPA opportunities with you!
Please feel free to reach out to ARPAHelpdesk2@ELCPinellas.org with any questions. We do expect a high volume of information requests so we ask that you remain patient when waiting for a response!
