AMERICAN RECOVERY and REINVESTMENT ACT of 2009
Office of Early Learning
Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
We estimate that Florida will receive more than $105 million in additional funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its School Readiness program, which provides financial resources to pay for quality child care for income eligible families so that parents can work or prepare for work. The program helps pay for full-day, year-round early learning and child care for children ages birth to five and after school care for older children. These services help families to become financially self-sufficient and prepare children for success in life by providing developmentally appropriate educational experiences. The Agency and 31 early learning coalitions throughout Florida that implement the School Readiness program will conduct a needs assessment that will help prioritize the use of these additional funds that will likely include a combination of enrolling more children and families in the program, improving program quality and providing payment rate increases to child care providers, as needed.
An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this website may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.
Programa/Empresa que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los asistentes y servicios auxiliares están disponibles a pedido de personas con incapacidades. Aquellas personas que usen equipos TTY/TTD a través del Servicio de Retransmisión de Florida llamando al 711 pueden acceder a todos los números telefónicos de voz en este sitio Web.
