Program areas at Alamance Partnership for Children
Nc pre-kindergarten programthe program is designed to ensure that a high-quality pre-kindergarten classroom experience is provided for eligible four-year-old Children in the county. The Alamance Partnership for Children contracts with Alamance burlington school system, regional consolidated services head start, and local, private early childhood centers to operate pre-k classrooms. All sites hold 4-or 5-star licenses and classrooms have 1:9 staff/child ratio. Staff are required to meet education/licensure requirements, follow early learning standards, provide developmental screenings, and referrals, use an evidence-based curriculum and formative assessments.
Child care and education qualityprograms help early care and education facilities reach and maintain the highest possible quality of services for young Children. The Partnership families access and afford child enrollment in high quality early education sites and help early educators improve their education and wages. Programs include: child care resources and referral and wage$ salary supplements through state contract.
Family supportprograms assist parents of young Children during this critical period of child development by providing information and strategies for nurturing, educating, and caring for their Children. And developmentally appropriate engagement for effective discipline and the promotion and teaching of effective literacy practices. Literacy health and resources programs included: parents as teachers, community outreach and education, reach out and read, dolly parton's imagination library, incredible years and kaleidoscope play and learn.
Health and safety nutrition and physical activity services to improve knowledge, practices and policies of nutrition and physical activities were provided to childcare providers and parents. Programs include: be active kids (outdoor learning environment).
Program planning, coordination and evaluationincludes quality improvement and quality assurance including data collection and information management, monitoring, evaluation, technical assistance and training to support effective implementation of programs and strategies to service providers and grantees