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2019 Save The Date! Friday, Mar 22nd Tarpon Springs Tuesday, Apr 23rd St. Petersburg Wednesday, May 8th Clearwater Friday, June 7th Tarpon Springs Employers: Helping First Responders & Healthcare Workers Access Child Care Processing the First Responders and Health Care Workers Referral for Access to Child Care Complete the referral provided. Please use the sample and direc�ons provided to ensure the referral is completed correctly. Referrals completed incorrectly can cause a delay in services for the employee. Please reach out to Ken Buchanan at 727- 656-8012 if you have any ques�ons regarding the comple�on of the referral. Fax completed referral to 727-400-4487 . Coali�on staff will review the referral and contact the employer’s designated staff if there are any issues or ques�ons regarding the referral. Coali�on staff will reach out to the employee once they have received an accurate and complete referral. Coali�on staff support the employee through the registra�on process, including scheduling a �me to discuss eligibility and/or provide direc�on on how to complete the process on their own. Eligibility Requirements : Children must be a U.S. citizen or lawful resident, the family must reside in Florida, and one or both parents must be employed as a first responder or healthcare worker. Initial authorization period will be 3 months or less. Tips for Families Please let employees know this is a computer-based system. They will need internet access and computers to complete process. Please allow employees without access to internet or a computer to use company equipment. Please encourage employees to iden�fy a qualified child care provider (these are providers contracted with the Early Learning Coali�on). Employees can visit www.elcpinellas.org for a current list of qualified and open child care providers or contact the Coali�on’s Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) team at 727-400- 4411. (Callers can select opon 3 and then opon 3 again to receive a list of qualified providers.) ELC of Pinellas [email protected] www.elcpinellas.org (727) 548 - 1439 The Florida Department of Educaon’s Office of Learning, along with local Early Learning Coalions throughout the state, are priorizing child care for first responders and healthcare workers. This is a referral program intended to provide child care at lile or no cost to the guardians of children ages zero through thirteen.

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2019Save The Date!

Tuesday, Jan 22ndSt. Petersburg

Thursday, Feb 7thClearwater

Friday, Mar 22ndTarpon Springs

Tuesday, Apr 23rdSt. Petersburg

Wednesday, May 8thClearwater

Friday, June 7thTarpon Springs

Employers: Helping First Responders & Healthcare Workers Access Child Care

Processing the First Responders and Health Care Workers Referral for Access to Child Care

Complete the referral provided. Please use the sample anddirec�ons provided to ensure the referral is completed correctly. Referrals completed incorrectly can cause a delay in services for the employee. Please reach out to Ken Buchanan at 727- 656-8012 if you have any ques�ons regarding the comple�on of the referral.

Fax completed referral to 727-400-4487.

Coali�on staff will review the referral and contact the employer ’s designated staff if there are any issues or ques�ons regarding the referral.

Coali�on staff will reach out to the employee once they have received an accurate and complete referral.

Coali�on staff support the employee through the registra�on process, including scheduling a �me to discuss eligibility and/or provide direc�on on how to complete the process on their own.

Eligibility Requirements : Children must be a U.S. citizen or lawful resident, the family must reside in Florida, and one or both parents must be employed as a first responder or healthcare worker.

Initial authorization period will be 3 months or less.

Tips for

Families

Please let employees know this is a computer-based system. They

will need internet access and computers to complete process.

Please allow employees without access to internet or a computer

to use company equipment.

Please encourage employees to iden�fy a qualified child care provider (these are providers

contracted with the Early Learning Coali�on). Employees

can visit www.elcpinellas.org for a current list of qualified and open child care providers or

contact the Coali�on’s Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) team at 727-400- 4411. (Callers

can select option 3 and then option 3 again to receive a list of

qualified providers.)

ELC of Pinellas [email protected] www.elcpinellas.org (727) 548 - 1439

The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Learning, along with local Early Learning Coalitions throughout the state, are prioritizing child care for first responders and healthcare workers. This is a referral program intended to provide child care at little or no cost to the guardians of children ages zero through thirteen.