Early Learning Coalition of Broward County

What Early Learning Coalition of Broward County does

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc. (ELC Broward) is a Florida-incorporated nonprofit designated by the State of Florida Office of Early Learning as the sole coalition administering subsidized early learning programs in Broward County. The organization is the regional fiduciary for two core programs: the School Readiness Financial Assistance Program, which provides income-based childcare subsidies to families earning at or below 55% of State Median Income, and the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program, a free pre-kindergarten initiative available to all 4-year-old Florida residents. It also operates a portfolio of support services including Help Me Grow Broward (developmental screening via ASQ), Broward Bookworms (multilingual literacy distribution), Child Care Resource & Referral, the Behavior Warm Line, and Behavior Bites Live Q&A educator support sessions.

The organization's technology stack centers on a Family Portal (statewide Florida SSO at familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com) for family-facing applications and eligibility verification, and a Provider Portal (Bluejeanware-based, v2.7.0 dated 2/17/2022) for managing 777 childcare provider contracts, attendance, and reimbursement claim submissions. A domain-specific Progress Monitoring Tool helps VPK providers calculate FAST/Star Early Literacy assessment windows, while the Model Classroom is a physical training facility at the Fort Lauderdale headquarters. Operational integrations include SurveyMonkey for parent satisfaction surveys, Zoom for live Q&A sessions, and the DCF CARES Provider Search for inspection data.

ELC Broward operates as a publicly funded entity with two primary revenue streams: state and federal pass-through funding for School Readiness and VPK, and donations/philanthropic support from community partners including United Way of Broward County, Children's Service Council of Broward County, Broward County Board of County Commissioners, AD Henderson Foundation, the Children's Forum, Brown & Brown Insurance, and Broward Reads. In FY 24-25, the coalition directed $154M into provider childcare services, served 12,755 children in VPK and 20,854 children in School Readiness, and engaged 777 providers across its network. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the Family Portal, customer service line (954-377-2188), and in-person appointments, with services ultimately delivered through the contracted provider network.

Name

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County

Legal name

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc.

Website

https://elcbroward.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Early Learning Coalition of Broward County is a Florida-designated nonprofit that administers subsidized childcare (School Readiness) and free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten programs to families and 777 providers across Broward County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410), Educational Support Services (611710), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Subsidy & Funding Compliance (CCDF/child care assistance program requirements) (EDACAKAN), Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE), Early Head Start & Publicly Funded Infant/Toddler Programs (EDACAGAH), Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Childcare financial assistance
• Voluntary prekindergarten programs
• School readiness subsidies
• Child development resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State and federal funding for childcare subsidy programs (School Readiness) and Voluntary Prekindergarten education programs
2. Donations and Fundraising: Donations from community partners and supporters including AD Henderson Foundation, United Way of Broward County, Children's Service Council, and Broward County Board of County Commissioners

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Designated by the State of Florida as the Early Learning Coalition for Broward County, the organization administers the School Readiness (childcare tuition assistance) program for income-eligible families and the free Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) education program for 4-year-olds. It also operates a network of 777 early care and education providers and delivers complementary support services including Child Care Resource & Referral, Help Me Grow Broward developmental screening, and Broward Bookworms literacy distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Broward Bookworms: A program providing FREE books to Broward County families with children between 0 to 5 years of age in English, Spanish, or Creole, including an activity guide.
• Help Me Grow Broward
• Behavior Bites

Products and services

• School Readiness Program

Quantifiable outcome

• $154 Million invested on provider childcare services in FY 24-25
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Office of Early Learning (OEL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level partner administering Florida's early learning programs. ELC Broward is the designated coalition for Broward County under OEL.
• Children's ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level sponsor of Help Me Grow Broward program, providing developmental screening resources and coordination.
• Division of Early LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState of Florida agency co-sponsoring Help Me Grow Broward and overseeing VPK program standards.
• Scholastic BooksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBook supplier for Broward Bookworms program providing free books to Broward County families.
• Broward ReadsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity literacy partner collaborating on Broward Bookworms book distribution program.
• Broward County Child Care LicensingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for health and safety inspections of child care providers participating in School Readiness program.
• Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System (FDLRS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral resource for families of young learners with disabilities, referenced on CCR&R page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Child Care Aware of America: National CCR&R backbone organization that supports the Child Care Resource & Referral networks ELC Broward operates; comparable in mission and customer base around child care access.
• United Way of Broward County: Major community funder that co-finances early childhood programs with ELC Broward and operates overlapping family stability and child welfare initiatives in the same service area.
• Help Me Grow National Center: National network of affiliate systems that replicate the Help Me Grow developmental screening model, including Help Me Grow Broward, providing shared frameworks and federal partnership opportunities.
• Children's Forum (Florida): Statewide early childhood organization that co-sponsors Help Me Grow Broward and provides training, technical assistance, and policy support to early learning coalitions statewide.

Direct peers

• Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe: Designated Florida Early Learning Coalition for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties; administers the same VPK and School Readiness programs with an identical state mandate, making it the closest direct operating peer.
• Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend: Another designated Florida Early Learning Coalition operating the same School Readiness, VPK, and CCR&R services under the Florida Office of Early Learning.
• Children's Services Council of Broward County: Independent special taxing district that funds child and family services in Broward County; a core funder of ELC Broward and a peer in administering early childhood programs at the county level.
• Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County: Adjacent Florida Early Learning Coalition administering identical VPK and School Readiness funding streams through a comparable provider network and family portal model.

Broad incumbents

• Florida's Office of Early Learning (Division of Early Learning): State-level agency that sets standards, funds, and oversees the Early Learning Coalition network; effectively the umbrella entity whose policy decisions drive ELC Broward's program design.

Emerging players

• Sunshine Health (Florida Healthy Kids / Medicaid managed care): Florida managed care plan that funds child well-being initiatives overlapping with ELC Broward's developmental screening and Wraparound support populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ELCofBroward
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtEzI19aPObbJX5e599pqXw/videos?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/browardelc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elcbroward
• Instagraminstagram.com/elcofbroward

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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