THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INC
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Mission Statement
The Florida Center is a nationally accredited nonprofit, community-based agency that provides quality programs and services focused on the healthy development of young children, their families and our community. Using evidence-based practices our team of early childhood experts provide prevention and early intervention services to young children and their families at risk for academic, social and economic failure. Because of this, our young children achieve developmentally appropriate milestones and parents have the support and knowledge to nurture their child's development; thus decreasing risk factors related to child abuse and neglect, academic and developmental delay, and behavioral and mental health disorders that add to increased costs to society.
About This Cause
The Florida Center serves over 4,500 children and families (primarily age birth through eight) annually in Charlotte, DeSoto, Escambia, Hardee, Manatee, Orange, and Sarasota Counties in Florida, in addition to providing services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) statewide and early childhood training nationally. We provide Occupational & Speech-Language Therapies, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, School-Based Mental Health in public elementary schools, Behavior Support Services, Fetal Alcohol/Substance Diagnostic Clinic, Healthy Families child abuse/neglect prevention home visiting in Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Hardee Counties, Early Childhood Court for families involved in child welfare with young children, and operate 2 Pre-K and VPK inclusion-model preschool sites with onsite therapies (Starfish Academy). We are accredited by the Council of Accreditation (COA), Healthy Families America, and National Accreditation Council (NAC) for Early Learning Leaders. In addition, our Starfish Academy Preschool has a "5-Star Quality" rating and Gold Seal status by DCF.