Florida, say Hello to LENA Grow
96% of teachers recommend it!
LENA Grow is evidence-based professional development that delivers powerful data without the hassle. Backed by 20+ years of research, LENA Grow focuses on the key marker of quality in early childhood education: teacher-child interactions.
Right now in Florida ...
~1,000,000 children
attend child care or preschool in Florida.
1 in 5 children
spends most of the day in language isolation.
Only 1 in 14 children
gets the optimal amount of language interaction.
LENA Grow Empowers Early Childhood Education
On the Ground in the Sunshine State
In 2016, LENA partnered with the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County to pilot a brand new professional development program called LENA Grow.
In the years since, LENA Grow’s impact in Florida, and around the world, has grown dramatically. The sky is the limit …
Powered by Partnerships
As of July 2025, LENA Grow has reached 1,400+ sites across Florida. That’s just the start!
LENA boosts classroom quality — period.
You can’t improve what you don’t measure. LENA Grow measures — and improves — the teacher-child interactions at the heart of CLASS® assessments.
LENA Grow aligns to FSU’s 10 Components of Quality Care.
Improving child outcomes, and proving our results.
Studies show that increasing interactions with LENA Grow boosts CLASS® scores, early literacy skills, kindergarten readiness, teacher confidence, and more.
Five Weeks That Change Everything
Teachers are loving LENA
- 90% of Florida educators reported increased confidence in their teaching abilities after LENA Grow.
- 96% say they would recommend LENA Grow to other teachers.
This helps teachers to identify: Are they, in fact, using those conversational turns? They’re learning about how that correlates with CLASS. For us, it’s been a win-win.
– Nilda Price, HS/EHS Director of Training at Episcopal Children’s Services in Jacksonville, Fla.
Ready to transform your early childhood program in Florida?
Whether you’re ready to implement LENA Grow or just want to learn more, we’d love to connect.
Connect with Gina Gates
Regional Partnerships Director GinaGates@LENA.org
See the latest resources ...
Coaching for Impact in Sarasota County: Increased TS GOLD® and CLASS® Scores
An organization in Florida saw some amazing results in their very first LENA Grow classrooms. They want those results to have a positive impact on the whole community.
Evidence-Based Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Webinar Highlights
Program evaluations of LENA Grow have established the program as evidence-based professional development for early childhood educators.
“Mae Mae’s House”: One teacher’s story behind an evaluation of LENA Grow in Milwaukee
In this video, a long-time preschool teacher in Milwaukee reflects on LENA Grow and what motivates her dedication to the profession.