The Florida Center for Early Childhood, a local nonprofit serving children and their families in Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto/Hardee counties, has achieved a four-year accreditation from the New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA). The four-year accreditation is the highest designation a nonprofit can receive. Organizations pursue accreditation from COA to demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards in the field of human services. COA evaluated all aspects of The Florida Center’s programs, services, management and administration. The standards driving accreditation ensure that services are well-coordinated, culturally competent, evidence-based, outcomes-oriented and provided by a skilled and supported workforce. For over 35 years, The Florida Center for Early Childhood has been serving the community’s children and families. Today, The Florida Center for Early Childhood is a nationally accredited, community-based agency that provides early childhood education, developmental therapies, mental health therapy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders diagnostic and intervention services, training and home-based child abuse prevention services.

The Florida Center for Early Childhood