Infant & Early Childhood Development Assessment

The Early Learning Coalition of Marion County supports families through access to quality early learning programs that nurture children’s learning potential while preparing them for educational success. Our FREE services include Child Care Resource and Referral, School Readiness childcare financial assistance for eligible families, Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK), children’s developmental and behavioral screenings, parenting workshops, emergency family resources, and more.

Early Steps is Florida’s early intervention system that offers services to eligible infants and toddlers, age birth to 36 months, who have or are at-risk for developmental disabilities or delays. Early intervention supports families and caregivers to increase their child’s participation in daily activities and routines that are important to the family.

The questions are never-ending! How can I keep my baby safe? How will I know if she’s making progress and meeting milestones? How can I console him when he cries? You’re not in this journey alone – Healthy Families is here to help navigate the rollercoaster of parenting. Through this free, voluntary program, you’ll receive support and guidance as you become the best parent you can be!

The goal of Help Me Grow Florida is to promote healthy development for every child in our state. Help Me Grow (HMG) is a unique, comprehensive, and integrated statewide system designed to address the need for early identification of developmental and/or behavioral concerns, and then to link children and their families to community-based developmental and behavioral services and supports.

WellFlorida Council is a private, nonprofit organization that was created in 1969. We are the state designated local health council for 16 counties in North Central Florida and are consultants for health causes. In addition to our consultancy services, WellFlorida manages local, state and federally funded programs and nonprofits throughout the region that support our mission and the causes we believe in—maternal, infant and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and improving access to healthcare, especially in rural communities.