BORN LEARNING TRAIL HISTORY & CURRENT LOCATIONS

Success By 6 began in Marion County in 2000. In 2005, the Early Learning Coalition and United Way of Marion County created a unique partnership with the Success By 6 Initiative. The primary mission was to ensure all children in Marion County were ready to succeed by the time they entered school.

The Born Learning Trail is an interactive early learning trail designed for children to use with the help of an adult. The Trail consists of 10 signs that contain activities designed to promote parent-child interaction with early learning skills such as: letter naming, rhyming, using words, and identifying numbers, shapes, and colors as well as using imagination, creating, and telling stories.

CURRENT LOCATIONS:
•	Belleview Sports Complex (2012)
•	Marion County Public Library Headquarters {2012)
•	Coehadjoe Park (2013)
•	ELCMC Office (2014)
•	Childhood Development Services
•	Marion County Public Library- Belleview
•	Marion County Public Library- Forest
•	Marion County Public Library- Reddick (2017)
•	Marion County Public Library- Dunnellon (2018)
•	Jim Kirk Park (2018)
•	Liberty Community Park (2019)
•	Brick City Adventure Park (2020)
•	Ritz Veteran’s Village (2021)
•	Ed Croskey Recreation Center (2023)

FUN FACTS:
•	First trail opened in 2012.
•	Each trail is laid out uniquely and hand painted. 

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LOCATIONS:
•	ELCMC Office (2)
•	Liberty Community Park (1)
•	Brick City Adventure Park (1)
•	Ritz Veteran’s Village (2)