The TEACH Early Childhood® Scholarship Program is an evidence-based strategy that helps to establish a well-qualified, fairly-compensated, and stable workforce for Florida’s children. Funded by the Florida Department of Education - Division of Early Learning, TEACH provides scholarships and comprehensive supports for early learning and family child care educators, directors,...

INCENTIVE$ Florida awards annual stipends to early learning and family child care educators, directors, and owners in participating counties for their higher education achievements and commitment to their programs. As an affiliate of the Child Care WAGE$® Program, INCENTIVE$ motivates participants to continue their education and provides children with more...

Children’s Week Florida™ is the largest event held in the state that celebrates and honors its commitment to children, teens, and advocates. As the Organizing Partner for Children’s Week Florida™, the Forum has taken the lead with helping to bring thousands of attendees to the State Capitol each year during...

Help Me Grow® Florida (HMGF) promotes the healthy development of all children by providing access to free developmental and behavioral screenings and connecting families to the resources they need to succeed. By building cross-sector collaboration among community agencies, child healthcare professionals, and early childhood educators, HMGF addresses the critical importance...

The Florida Early Childhood Advocacy Fellowship (FECAF) offers a unique opportunity for dedicated professionals to engage with Florida’s legislative system. Designed for leaders committed to advancing early learning, the Fellowship program equips participants with advocacy skills through resources and workshops with policy-makers and experts in the field. 

The Children’s Forum maintains a Professional Development Registry that provides a central database to record the workforce qualifications of early learning educators in Florida. These qualifications include employment history, compensation, benefits, credentials earned, and completed college courses/training activities. The Professional Development Registry is also used to make policy-informed decisions to...

The Forum Forward Corporate Membership program provides an exclusive opportunity to collaborate among a cadre of business executives, policy experts, stakeholders, and leaders in the early care and education community! Designed to align with our mission, Forum Forward is ideal for organizations that wish to increase their organization’s impact in...

The Children’s Forum provides affordable and valuable membership opportunities for early learning educators, directors, FCCH and out-of-school time educators, as well as other professionals in the field. Members become part of a community of advocates who are committed to supporting investments in early learning initiatives.

The Child Care Evaluation Services Unit (CCESU) assists child care program owners/operators with becoming a Gold Seal Quality Care Program and maintains the state database of Gold Seal providers. CCESU also evaluates associations who have applied for Gold Seal Quality Care Program accreditation. In addition, CCESU determines eligibility of and...

The Assessment and Coaching Services Unit (ACSU) provides Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) observation and coaching services to early learning coalitions, Head Start agencies, and other entities throughout Florida to help them meet state and federal program assessment requirements and improve early childhood classroom practices. The Forum also partners with...