Quality Initiatives

The Early Learning Coalition's Quality Initiatives aim to elevate early childhood education by providing comprehensive professional development, resources, and support to educators.

These initiatives focus on improving classroom practices, curriculum development, and overall program quality to ensure children receive the highest standard of early education.

  • Babies Rock

    The Babies Rock program enlists volunteers to give infants one-on-one interaction, boosting their confidence and early literacy through holding, playing, reading, and talking.

  • Conscious Discipline®

    Struggling with classroom behaviors or family connections? Conscious Discipline enhances self-regulation, conflict resolution, brain development, and respectful relationships, aligning with CLASS standards to improve classroom quality and children's executive functions.

  • Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

    Using Go NapSACC with the support of Florida’s Heros to promote healthy habits formed during a child’s early years, including those around food, physical activity, and other healthy behaviors.  Sign up to learn more

  • Hometown Hero Readers

    Meet the volunteers who read books and discuss safety for a safer community!

  • Josh the Otter

    The Josh the Otter Water Safety & Awareness Project teaches young children about the importance of water safety through the use of Josh the Baby Otter.

  • Literacy Initiatives

    Explore our literacy initiatives and join us in fostering a love for reading!

  • MarcoPolo Learning

    MarcoPolo Learning provides educators with a foundational pathway to support classroom quality, child engagement, and family connections.

  • Strengthening Business Practices

    Strengthening Business Practices can help you enhance your organizational systems—whether you're operating a center-based program or a family child care setting.

  • Strengthening Families: A Protective Factor Framework

    Strengthening Families helps child care programs support children's healthy development by building key protective factors that strengthen and empower families.

  • The Pyramid Model

    Pyramid Model fosters inclusive, supportive environment.