Early Learning Coalition of Santa Rosa County

10/13/2026

🚜📚 Storybook Village Update 🌻

Due to the impacts of Hurricane Isaias on our community, we have decided to postpone Storybook Village: Grow Into Reading until Spring 2027.

Our community’s recovery is our priority, and we want everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy this special event when the time is right.

We have not selected a new date just yet, but we promise it will be worth the wait!

We are so thankful for the support of our community partners, volunteers, and families who have helped us plan this event. We can’t wait to see everyone this spring for a day full of books, fun, and family memories!

Please help us spread the word! ❤️

10/07/2026

📢 Office Closure & Remote Services

Due to expected severe weather, our Gulf Breeze and Milton offices will close at noon on Thursday, October 8, and remain closed Friday, October 9.

Staff will work remotely Thursday afternoon and Friday and remain available by phone and email as power and communications permit.

☎️ Need assistance? Call 850-983-5313 and follow the prompts to reach a staff member.

We’ll continue monitoring conditions and share updates as needed.

09/03/2026

07/31/2026

06/29/2026

📣 Calling All Community Vendors & Organizations!

We're looking for local businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations to join us for Storybook Village: Grow into Reading on Saturday, October 3, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Jernigan's Landing in Milton!

This FREE family literacy event celebrates reading through fun, interactive, farm-themed activities inspired by children's books. We're looking for booths featuring games, crafts, hands-on activities, bounce houses, tractors, and even live animals (where appropriate and safe) to help bring stories to life!

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with local families and promote your organization or business. Please note: vendors may promote their business or organization, but no sales of goods or merchandise will be permitted.

Interested in participating? Complete the participation form below to reserve your spot! We can't wait to partner with you to help Santa Rosa County's youngest learners grow into reading! 🌱📚

https://bit.ly/3QGwWB7

06/24/2026

🌟 What an Incredible Day of Learning! 🌟

Child care professionals from across Santa Rosa County joined us for our Celebrate Successful Early Learning Training, and we couldn't be more excited about the energy, enthusiasm, and dedication shown by everyone who attended!
Participants explored hands-on supplemental literacy curriculum kits focused on Alphabet, Colors, Numbers, and Shapes, discovered new ways to engage young learners, and left with valuable resources they can immediately put to use in their classrooms. 📚✨

A special thank you to the team at Celebrate Successful Early Learning for sharing their expertise and helping make learning both meaningful and fun. We also want to thank Constructive Playthings for providing the high-quality manipulatives that will help bring these lessons to life for children throughout our community.

Attendees also received access to a FREE one-year subscription to the Celebrate Successful Early Learning Digital Platform, giving teachers and families even more tools to support early literacy and school readiness.

Thank you to all of the directors, teachers, and family child care providers who spent part of their weekend investing in the children and families they serve. Your commitment to high-quality early learning makes a difference every single day. ❤️

📸 Check out some highlights from the training below!

Celebrate SEL

04/30/2026

Happy birthday to our CEO, Melissa Stuckey! 🎉 We appreciate your leadership and all that you do. We hope your day is fantastic and your year ahead is even better! 🎂