Sumter

Child Care Resources & Referral - Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast

This agency provides a variety of services to help families with young children. They can provide lists of local child-care resources. They can also help come up with a plan for affording care. Please call 352.563.9939 or visit the website to learn more.

Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy Counties: 352.490.5855
Sumter County: 352.793.5430

Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast

This agency offers early learning programs to children up to age 5. Parents pay based on a sliding fee scale. The school readiness program is open to all qualifying children. As funding becomes available, children are placed in the program according to the Coalition's established priorities. Please see the website for more information.

Early Learning Options Include:

  • Family child care homes
  • Licensed child care centers
  • License-exempt child care centers
  • School-based classrooms
  • Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK)

School Readiness Programs Include:

  • Appropriate staff-to-child ratios
  • Character development programs
  • Developmentally appropriate curriculum
  • Family-friendly environment
  • Healthy and safe environments
  • Individual education plans
  • Literacy programs
  • Parent support services

GreenPath Debt Solutions

GreenPath’s debt management program will help you with all of your debts. They will contact all of your creditors to arrange debt management and payment plans. You make one affordable, consolidated deposit to GreenPath with each paycheck. Then, they pay your creditors. They will create a deposit schedule that ensures all payments are received by your creditors before the due dates.

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