Founded to honor Parton’s father, the program distributed nearly 30,000 books to children in Central Florida in 2025, championing literacy while instilling a love of books and reading from an early age.
Tag: Early Learning Coalition
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ReadingPals Aims to Spark a Lifelong Love of Literacy
ReadingPals program pairs local volunteers with young students to build vocabulary, confidence, and trust — all in just an hour a week.
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Polk Parents May Lose Child Care Vouchers
Parents are urged to contact legislators now over proposed state cuts to early learning funding.
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Unavailable, Unaffordable: Polk Parents Struggle to Find, Pay for Child Care
Day care for one child costs $1,000 to $1,500 per month in Polk County — if you can get a spot.
