Mission Statement

Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County Mission Statement

To identify and meet the needs of children and families to lay the foundation for lifetime success by: maximizing each child’s potential, preparing children to enter school ready to learn, and helping families achieve economic self-sufficiency.

To support this mission, the Coalition upholds these values:

1. Early learning programs shall prepare children for success in school.
2. Early learning programs shall involve parents as their child’s first teacher and support family skill building,
3. Early learning programs shall be an integrated and seamless system of services and shall be implemented by the local coalition working with partnering agencies and programs.
4. Early learning programs shall be coordinated and public funding integrated to achieve effectiveness and efficiency.
5. Early learning programs shall be supported in their efforts to expand professional development and promote program quality.