Early Learning Coalition of Duval

About Early Learning Coalition of Duval

Early Learning Coalition of Duval Inc concentrates its grantmaking on school readiness for children in Duval County, with a structure built around provider contracts, reimbursements, and quality incentives rather than individual awards. In 2025, its largest recent grants were quality grants to Jacksonville early learning providers such as Trinity Christian Academy at $118,668 and The Goddard School at $104,310, showing a strong emphasis on provider participation in early childhood systems. The coalition’s grantmaking is tied to early learning access and quality improvement, especially for pre-kindergarten, child care subsidies, and family support services. The recent grant list is heavily populated by child care centers, academies, and preschool programs in Jacksonville and nearby communities. Awards also reach providers such as Mitchell Learning Academy, Little Temples Learning Center, and Providence Child Development Center, all through the coalition’s quality-focused funding. That pattern fits the coalition’s stated purpose: supporting children, families, and early learning providers in Duval County so children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed. The overall footprint is local, and the grant record shows a large volume of repeated provider support within that service area.

What Early Learning Coalition of Duval Funds

A central theme in the coalition’s grantmaking is provider quality. It awarded $98,077 to Mitchell Learning Academy for quality grants, part of a broader pattern of incentives tied to early learning standards and capacity building. Another quality award went to Deerwood Academy - Town Center for $89,871, reinforcing the coalition’s focus on provider improvement. Its child care network also shows up in awards to centers serving families across Duval County. For example, it gave $84,380 to Providence Child Development Center for quality grants and $81,782 to Citi Family Center Jacksonville for the same purpose. The presence of multiple provider-based awards suggests that the coalition works through licensed early learning settings rather than through a broad mix of nonprofit issue areas. The active programs also point to school readiness and pre-kindergarten reimbursement as core functions, including Voluntary Prekindergarten provider contracts and School Readiness provider reimbursements. That places early childhood education access and provider support at the center of its grantmaking.

How Early Learning Coalition of Duval Gives