National and Local Collaboration

Stronger connections across the education continuum.

Early Learning is our foundation. The Alliance welcomes responsible collaboration from local communities to the national level, including pre-K through high school and postsecondary pathways.

Education

Programs, schools, and colleges

Home-based and center-based programs, pre-K–12 schools, career and technical education programs, colleges, and universities can help strengthen transitions, mentoring, practicum experiences, and pathways into education careers.

Workforce

Preparation and career pathways

Trainers, mentors, employers, and workforce organizations can collaborate on preparation, work-based learning, scholarships, advancement, and workforce stability.

Health & Wellness

Trusted professional resources

Licensed mental health professionals, health educators, and community resource networks can inform educator wellness, inclusion, and family resource initiatives.

Community & Advocacy

A broader circle of support

Families, advocates, agencies, foundations, financial educators, businesses, and mission-aligned organizations can help advance shared goals without losing the Alliance’s independent identity.

Organizations We Hope to Engage

Complementing established work—not duplicating it.

The Alliance welcomes opportunities to communicate and collaborate with established organizations that serve the Early Learning profession. Organizations of interest include:

National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Florida Family Child Care Home Association (FFCCHA)
Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC)
Home Child Care Providers of Northeastern Hillsborough
Early Education Link (EEL), founded by Arleen Lambert Simons
Toastmasters International
Florida’s Early Learning Coalitions serving all 67 counties
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and its Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards
Institute for Early Childhood Professionals (IECP), the professional development and training institute of the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County
Other local, state, and national organizations supporting home-based and center-based Early Learning educators

Relationship status: These organizations are identified as prospective collaborators. Their inclusion does not represent a current organizational affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship, or formal partnership. Any official relationship will be identified only after mutual approval.

Collaboration standard

Clear, responsible, and mission-aligned.

The Alliance is an independent professional organization. It seeks respectful collaboration that complements existing programs, expands access to resources, and avoids unnecessary duplication of services.

Prospective collaborations are described as developing until formally approved. Organizations may work together on appropriate initiatives while maintaining separate legal, financial, and operational identities.

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