For the convenience of the Parents with ELC benefits, CRPE Academy accepts ELC from Manatee County and Sarasota County.

ELC (Early Learning Coalition) is a program that provides financial help for child care services and school readiness programs to those families that meets their criteria, families are assisted with funds so they can obtain affordable, high quality child care. For more information regarding eligibility please visit their page www.elc-manatee.org for residents of Manatee County and www.earlylearningcoalitionsarasota.org for residents of Sarasota County.

Families can apply of child care financial assistance by submitting a School Readiness application on the Family Portal website https://familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com/account/login. Eligibility is based on a family's purpose for needing child care on a sliding fee scale that factors in household income and number of persons in the household.