The Early Learners Village

Special thanks to the men who participated in our Dudes can read event 📚

Spring is in the air 🌸☀️🥚🐰🌧️

We had so much fun hunting eggs and both locations this past week 🥚

📣CALLING ALL CAREGIVERS AND PARENTS 📣

Florida State University researchers are recruiting caregivers of young children to participate in a new project focused on supporting early literacy and social-emotional development through shared reading.

About the study:
⭐Caregivers will learn strategies for interactive shared reading with their child.
🏡Training is delivered remotely and can be completed from home
👨🏽‍👩🏽‍👧🏽‍👦🏽Families participate in short activities each week and may receive additional coaching depending on their needs.

Who can participate:
👩🏽‍🦰Caregiver or legal guardian of a child 18 to 48-months old
🛜Has internet access
🗣️Speaks English

What Participation Looks Like
⌛60 to 90 minutes per week for 2 - 8 weeks
🎉Activities completed online from home
💁🏽‍♂️Participants learn strategies through short modules, feedback, and optional coaching support

Compensation
💰Participants receive a gift card ($100 - $250, depending on level of participation
📚Families also keep the books provided during the training.

Check out this video:
https://youtu.be/QodMSeTweQI

Questions: [email protected]

Childcare providers are not “babysitters,” we are not babysitters at all
We plan curriculum.
We observe development.
We document milestones.
We teach emotional regulation.
We build language.
We encourage independence.
We create safe spaces for growth.
We are shaping the foundation long before kindergarten ever begins.
Care is part of the job.
Education is the heart of it.
Let’s start giving Early Childhood Educators the respect the profession deserves.

The KING Foundation Rolling into the Holidays Sk8 Party In honor of our dedication and passion of serving the community, The K.I.N.G Foundation will be hosting Our Annual Skate Christmas Party Rolling Into The Holidays at “SK8 City” on December 14th of 2025 from 1pm to 4pm at the one & only SK8City Jacksonville located at 9244 Arlington Expy, Jackson...

We couldn’t have done it without our families and staff - thanks for making Fall Festival a success ❤️

🎃🍂SAVE THE DATE 🎃🍂

On Saturday, October 25, the ELC of Duval, along with our community partners - PNC and KPMG - are hosting a family fun FALL-A-DAY at Eartha's Farm & Market. Think arts & crafts, trick or treating, seed planting, story time, pumpkins galore, and more! Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes!