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Incorporated
in 2000
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501
C 3 Not for profit
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Governed
by a Board of 23 community leaders
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Annually,
based on 2003/2004, 13,898 children received scholarships
to attend early childhood education programs
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Children
range in age from birth to 13 years
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Eligibility
for scholarships is based upon family income and child’s
educational risk factors
- Care
provided in home, preschools, centers, faith based programs
- There
is a wait list of approximately 500 children with an
average wait list time of 3 months
- 175
children received home visits to address risk factors
related to school readiness
- 100
teachers of early education received scholarships to
attend a 6 credit hour course at St. Petersburg College
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