Family & Childcare in Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Miami-Dade and Broward counties each run their own state-designated Early Learning Coalition rather than sharing one, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools' magnet and school-choice programs run deep enough that a single one, Design and Architecture Senior High, has drawn national ranking attention on its own.
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe is the state-designated Child Care Resource & Referral agency for the two-county area, helping families find licensed child care and connecting eligible families to School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten funding.
Early Learning Coalition of Broward County
The Early Learning Coalition of Broward County runs the same Child Care Resource & Referral role for Broward specifically — a separate state-designated coalition from Miami-Dade/Monroe's, with its own provider network and School Readiness eligibility screening.
Miami Children's Museum
Miami Children's Museum, on Watson Island between downtown Miami and South Beach, is a standalone hands-on museum built specifically for young children, with themed interactive galleries rather than a wing added onto a general-audience art or science museum.
Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH)
Design and Architecture Senior High, a Miami-Dade County Public Schools magnet in the Miami Design District, is a tuition-free public high school built around a design/architecture curriculum that has drawn national ranking attention — a school-choice option not available at a typical zoned public high school.