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Apr. 252024NCEF, FGCU reopens Early Childhood Development Center
Florida Weekly
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, has collaborated with the Florida Gulf Coast University College of Education to fully renovate, reopen and operate an Early…
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Apr. 252024FGCU teams up with Naples foundation to create nurturing day care environment for local kids
ABC 7
Toys, books and playgrounds sound like a paradise for children, but for parents, finding a good day care is a scavenger hunt. A good day care is hard to find.
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Apr. 222024“Classrooms of beautiful smiling faces:” New Collier option for early childcare
Fox 4
Supported by a $2 million renovation & Naples Winter Wine Festival donations, a new Early Childhood Development Center in East Naples aims to address the shortage of early childcare facilities.
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Apr. 222024FGCU cuts ribbon on Early Childhood Development Center in East Naples
Gulfshore Business
Over the past five years, 40 child care centers have closed across Southwest Florida, said Diana Cheshire, Florida Gulf Coast University’s dean of the college of education.
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Mar. 272024Naples Children & Education Foundation Invests a Record $33.2 Million
Haute Living
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the esteemed organization behind the renowned Naples Winter Wine Festival, has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the youth of Collier County through a groundbreaking investment of $33.2 million…
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Mar. 212024NCEF invests record $33.2M in local at-risk children organizations
Florida Weekly
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of Naples Winter Wine Festival, has invested a record $33.2 million in more than 50 non-profit organizations supporting underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County.
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Mar. 212024‘Quite significant’: Wine fest foundation distributes $33.2M to Collier charities
Naples Daily News
A favorite motto among Naples Winter Wine Festival organizers is “for the kids.”
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Mar. 192024Naples charity wine fest invests a record $33.2M in nonprofits
Business Observer
The Naples Children & Education Foundation, the founding organization of Naples Winter Wine Festival, has invested a record $33.2 million in more than 50 nonprofits that support underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County.
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