This option is available to School Readiness and/or VPK contracted providers whose most recent CLASS composite score is ≥ 5.  Benefits include onboarding incentives and an option to design your own training plan or participate in CLASS Bonus/Upskill Director training and earn training 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)

Make your Own Plan ***

Apply for a grant up to $19,800 to cover the cost of training/coaching for you and your staff. 

  • Minimum 24-hours of approved training and/or coaching 
  • May include compensation for training time and training completion bonus
  • Detailed Training Plan with weekly goals and goal assessment strategies
  • Itemized Budget*
  • Documentation of Expenses

* ALL funds must be returned if training is not completed.

OR

Blue Track Training/Bonus Opportunities****
(available to all early learning
educators – priority given to new staff)

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$600 CLASS Bonus Training

    • Infant/Toddler Track (for ELEs working with children birth to three)
    • Preschool Track (for ELEs working with children three to five)
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$700 Upskill Directors (for those working in leadership roles)

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

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

*** Continuous Quality Improvement plan Application deadline is 3/3/23

****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