Start Early

TALK READ SING Tampa Bay is a community awareness campaign focused on educating Tampa residents, especially parents, about the importance of developing a child’s brain by talking, reading and singing beginning at birth. Check out the website for information and activities!

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an evidence-based home visiting program that uses the most current research to promote healthy child development, school readiness, and family well-being for families with children prenatal through kindergarten. PAT is a free “any child, any family” service.

Great We Grow is an early childhood learning and resource center rooted in the heart of Tampa’s Town ‘n’ Country neighborhood. Fully bilingual child development experts offer playgroups, workshops, developmental checkups, community activities, and support in English and in Spanish for children aged birth to five years old and their parents or caregivers.

Baby Bungalow is an early childhood learning and resource center for parents, caregivers and their children from birth to age 5 in the West and South Tampa areas. With playgroups, workshops, development screenings, and more, new and experienced parents and caregivers can benefit from Baby Bungalow services.

Located in the heart of Tampa’s Sulphur Springs neighborhood, Layla’s House is a community-based learning and resource center that provides playgroups, workshops, developmental checkups, community activities, and support for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5, as well as for expectant moms and dads.