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Strategy Name Strategy Type(s) Year Funding Amount Funding Source Features at a Glance
Promise Institute
In 2020, the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties, a collaboration between Pasco County and Hernando County, funded and launched the Promise Institute, a educational training platform that provides comprehensive training and educational resources for early childhood educators. The Promise Institute also includes programs such as Nemours Brightstart for Early Literacy Success which aims to improve reading readiness by offering an effective instructional curriculum for parents and educators and START Initiative which aims to provide tools and strategies for relationship-based parenting for families. In 2023, the Early Learning Coalition expanded the Promise Institute to include a new Family Education training platform for parents and caregivers. This strategy represents a collaboration between Pasco County and Hernando County. It is cross-listed under Pasco County here. Sources: Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando. (n.d.). The Promise Institute.  
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    • Professional Learning
2020
Educational training platform provides comprehensive training and educational resources for early childhood educators
In 2020, the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties, a collaboration between Pasco County and Hernando County, funded and launched the Promise Institute, a educational training platform that provides comprehensive training and educational resources for early childhood educators. The Promise Institute also includes programs such as Nemours Brightstart for Early Literacy Success which aims to improve reading readiness by offering an effective instructional curriculum for parents and educators and START Initiative which aims to provide tools and strategies for relationship-based parenting for families. In 2023, the Early Learning Coalition expanded the Promise Institute to include a new Family Education training platform for parents and caregivers. This strategy represents a collaboration between Pasco County and Hernando County. It is cross-listed under Pasco County here. Sources: Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando. (n.d.). The Promise Institute.  
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County population

212,807 Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

Rural %

20.10% Source City Population, 2020

Urban %

79.90% Source City Population, 2020

Number of children age 0-4

4.30% Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

Children under 18 in families below poverty line

15% Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2022

Median household income

$61,462 Source Census Reporter, 2022

Unemployment rate

4.40% Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 2024