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Free COVID Testing June 1- June 5
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St. Lucie County will offer free COVID-19 testing June 1-5 at Clover Park, the spring training facility for the New York Mets and the home of the St. Lucie Mets. For more information, visit this site:
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Update on School Readiness & VPK Services for parents!
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We know things are crazy, but we are here to help your family with childcare needs. Although our building is closed to the public, you can still apply for school readiness and/or VPK services on our
Family Portal
24 hours a day
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All Coalition team members can also be reached by phone during regular work hours, at 772-595-6363 for Family Services, which covers enrollment, eligibility and childcare referral services, or 772-595-6424 for the general line, or through email, or through our social media platforms (Twitter or Facebook). Please leave a message and a team member will get back to you right away.
If you need more information on COVID-19 at the state level, visit the
Florida Department of Health
website
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You can also visit our Childcare Locator on our website
here
to see which childcare centers are currently open.
Here is the latest update from the state regarding:
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program
- If you have not used your VPK certificate for a school year program and are considering a Summer VPK program for your child, please contact the coalition.
School Readiness (SR) Eligibility Program
- Effective March 15, 2020 all terminations of School Readiness families’ eligibility have been suspended. Redeterminations of eligibility are extended an additional 60 days. No families shall be removed from the program.
- The parent waiting list revalidation notification has been extended by 60 days.
- As of April 1, 2020 Providers are no longer collecting parent copayments until further notice.
- Job search can be used as a purpose for care to establish eligibility and for families applying to the waitlist through August 1, 2020.
- Parents on the waitlist have 60 calendar days to submit the required documentation through September 30, 2020.
- The 20 hours per week of work/education requirements for initial eligibility are suspended through August 1, 2020.
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Need Rent or Mortgage assistance?
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St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie officials are accepting applications for rent and mortgage assistance from anyone suffering an economic hardship from COVID-19.
Applicants whose questionnaires are approved will be emailed a link to the official application. For help completing the online questionnaire, call 772-871-1775 or email COVIDGRANT@cityofpsl.com.
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St. Lucie Parents: We need your feedback!
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We are living in uncharted times and want to help our childcare providers gather all the information they need, in order to remain open, or re-open, to take care of the youngest of our children in St. Lucie County. We need your input to guide us.
Please take just 3-minutes of your time to complete this short survey and help us gather the data needed to keep your children learning, growing and safe. Thanks for your participation. If you have already taken this survey, there's no need to take it again.
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Free Meals from SLC Schools: new days
pick up multi-meal packages on Tuesdays & Thursdays
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St. Lucie Public Schools Child Nutrition Services Department continues to serve free meals to children in St. Lucie County from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., now on Tuesdays and Thursdays
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The multi-day meal packages include breakfast and lunch. Breakfasts and lunches will be bagged and handed out to families in the bus loop. Parents and guardians can drive, bike, or walk to these locations.
Kids don't have to be with you to receive a meal, but parents must have one of the following for children who are not present:
School ID (any school - SLSD-operated school, charter or private); Library Card, Birth Certificate/passport/religious record; Progress Report/Report Card or Daycare record
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Sesame Street presents:
ABCs of COVID
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Join everyone’s favorite furry friends for a new edition of The ABCs of Covid-19: A
#CNNSesameStreet
Town Hall for Kids and Parents. Tune-in this Saturday
, May 30th at 10 am
on
@CNN
.
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The Office of Early Learning knows many families are staying at home with their children to keep them safe from COVID-19. To help it easier, OEL offers families additional activities and resources to help support your children’s learning at home, and provide some activities for entertainment. Please click the buttons below to see the helpful activities and resources.
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FINAL DAYS FOR FLORIDA PRE-PAID PLANS
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Only a few more days to take advantage of the Florida Prepaid OE extension and waived application fee! Use promo code VPK1920 to start saving now for future college fees; plus no payments due until July. Florida Prepaid offers college savings plans, with college tuition funding options including 529 savings plans. Visit them at:
myfloridaprepaid.com
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Swimming in pools & Water Parks this summer?
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Here's the latest guidelines from the CDC for your children, for swimming in pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds.
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Is your child heading to Kindergarten this fall?
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Parents whose children are headed to kindergarten this year may be asked to sign for permission to share your child’s successes and areas of development with St. Lucie Schools. This form will help the public schools get ready for your kindergartener and is very helpful to the teachers. All information is confidential and will only be shared with your permission. Here's a list of skills they should know:
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I LOVE Macaroni Kids! Here's more good stuff from our friends at the online magazine. Be sure to check out their Facebook page for the latest updates & activities!
https://portstlucie.macaronikid.com/
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Sincerely,
Sue-Ellen @Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County
www.elcslc.org
772-595-6424
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