This grant is available to School Readiness and/or VPK contracted providers whose most recent CLASS composite score is < 5 or does not have a score.  Benefits include onboarding incentives and training with completion bonuses.

Onboarding Incentives (available to
new staff hired after 7/1/22):

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$500 upon successful completion of background screening and 120 hours on-the-job (all providers including school-age)

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$700 upon successful completion of DCF pre-service training (all providers including school-age)

Training/Bonus Opportunities***
(available to all early learning educators
at qualifying sites)

Up to two 24-hour segments training may be completed:

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Early Learning Educators $500 first segment/$700 second segment 

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Early Learning Directors $600 first segment/$800 second segment

CLASS Group Coaching (MMCI) 

Infant/Toddler Track (birth to three)

Preschool Track (three to five)

CLASS Training for Leaders (for Early Learning Directors) 

CLASS Observer Training (for Early Learning Directors who have completed one 24-hour segment)

*All activities must take place 7/1/22 – 6/30/23

**Background Screening/DCF Preservice Training offered ongoing until 6/30/23

***Training slots available on a first-come, first-served basis and training starts soon.  Apply by 2/24/23 to ensure enrollment

 

2536 Countryside Blvd Suite 500, Clearwater, FL 33763

Hours of Operation: M-F, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Processes and Procedures


A. Placements

I. General: 

  1. Appointment Phone Script and Process
  2. BG1-11 Outreach and Enrollment Process
  3. Placement 30-30 Plan
  4. Browsing
  5. Keying Placements
  6. Sib-Adds
  7. Interview Flow
  8. Terms and Conditions in the Family Portal Account


II. Waitlist:


III. CCAA Process:


B. Enrollments


C.
Redeterminations

I. Processing Redeterminations: 


II. Rejections for Redeterminations:


III. Other/General Redetermination Information:


D. Reestablishment Periods/Reviews


E. Transfers


F. Suspended Enrollments


G. Coalition Transfers


H. Social Security


I. SR Plus-Local Funding

Annual Report

Annual Report