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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 Hernando 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 Hernando County here. Sources: Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando. (n.d.). The Promise Institute.  
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    County population

    632,996 Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

    Rural %

    7% Source City Population, 2020

    Urban %

    93% Source City Population, 2020

    Number of children age 0-4

    4.80% Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2023

    Children under 18 in families below poverty line

    10.70% Source Census Reporter, 2022

    Median household income

    $65,999 Source Census Reporter, 2022

    Unemployment rate

    3.80% Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 2024