Florida Center for Early Childhood

Students at The Starfish Academy had the joyful experience of sitting in a Chair of Joy on Thursday, May 12th. Sheryl Lynn of JOYELY ... continue reading

Did you know that modeling mental health awareness can help your child develop social-emotionally skills? In Season 2, Episode 5 of Centering Kids: Advice ... continue reading

A recent Building In Tandem Event at The Florida Center’s Sarasota campus bridged generations, both figuratively and literally. Justin, a 5-year-old with exceptionalities, had ... continue reading

Did you know that sharing your calm with your child can be an effective way to help with their social-emotional development? In this episode ... continue reading

Ever wondered how to be more autism aware? In Season 2, Episode 3 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center ... continue reading

A simple strategy called Flip It helps caregivers deal with stressful situations when children act out. In Season 2, Episode 2 of Centering Kids: ... continue reading

All the things we love about the holiday season like lights, events, visitors, and travel can also spark sensory overload in children. In this ... continue reading

Recognizing FASD Warriors was part of The Florida Center for Early Childhood’s promotion of National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, which takes place ... continue reading

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, is often called the invisible disability because most individuals affected have no physical traits. Despite being more prevalent ... continue reading

In this Season 1, Episode 10 of Centering Kids: Our Disabilities Don’t Define Us, host Kristen Theisen kicks off Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) ... continue reading