Dr. Lori Canning is the Executive Director of The Division of Early Learning and Language Acquisition. Her team, including the Director of Head Start/VPK, the Director of Literacy, Curriculum Supervisors, Teacher Specialists, Parent Educators, Psychologists, and other support staff contributes to the work of early literacy and language development for the all of the children in Broward County, birth through third grade. 

Dr. Canning’s team works with public and private schools providing training, assessments, parent engagement and family support. Her team developed Gulfstream Early Learning Center to become a model for community engagement in early childhood education.