Alliance for Children

Nc pre k services rendered to parents by helping them enroll their 4-year-old child in pre-kindergarten programs by processing approximately 547 applications. Purchased services from 23 classrooms serving 337 Children. Nc pre-k support focused on improving the quality of instruction by nc pre-k classroom teachers through modeling / coaching appropriate teacher-child interactions, technical assistance & professional development. 34 teachers supported; 34 teachers attended development trainings.

Family support service activities include- 1) best start - worked with teen mothers on parenting skills, parent-child relations, and crisis intervention and referrals. 34 clients received 673 individual coundeling sessions and 177 home visit inpacting 22 Children. 89% of clients found a medical home, 86% remain in school. 2) parenting support & nurturing parenting - 13 week evidence based parenting education program. 57 parents registered; 67 Children impacted; 32 of parents/guardians completed at least 12 of 13 classes. 586 individual nurturing parenting program sessions completed. 3) community education - worked to increase public awareness of early childhood issues and activities of Alliance for Children and the smart start and nc pre-k programs. 171 social media postings; 12 partnership newsletters/e-news blasts; 144 volunteers to the partnership. ; 8 community wide events held to promote partnership issues. 4) circle of parents - program where parents and trained professionals can openly discuss the successes and challenges of raising Children with special needs. Child care is provided at the meetings. 18 parents/guardians attending sessions, 21 sessions held; 1 referral to community resources; 17 Children impacted.

Child care & education quality service activities include -1) resource center - offers more than 5,000 age appropriate multi-cultural and education materials for checkout. 52 new ssrc memberships and 23 renewals. 2) smart start maintaining and sustaining teachers, environments and rating scales(masters) assisted 4 and 5 star child care provider centers and homes in increasing their knowledge of environment rating scales and maintaining their high quality programs through training and technical assistance. 5 child care facilities and 11 classsrooms participated in intensive ta services; 17 child care facilities and 7 classrooms participated in general ta services; 14 child care providers developed through intensive services; 113 early childhood professionals attended community wide trainings 3) education stars - provides tuition, books and fees for college credit courses to child care teachers in licensed child care facilities. 139 early childhood professionals (ecp) enrolled in class; 131 ecp completed at least 1 early childhood education (ece) class; 2 ec professionals completed a certificate in ece; 2 ec professionals completing a diploma in ece; 33 childcare facilities impacted by ec professionals completing classes; 39 visits to childcare facilities.

Health & safety -1) breastfeeding support supplied training and support to mothers. 830 women initiating breastfeeding; 911 post-partum women served; 393 prenatal breastfeeding class attendance; 996 post-partum support phone calls made. 2) inclusion support funded an inclusion support specialist to provide training and consultation for child care providers on the pyramid model practices in the classroom. The pyramid model works to build strong universal support for all Children and proivide targeted interventions for Children with persistent challenging behaviors in order to reduce preschool expulson. Participating classrooms assessed using the teaching pyramid observation tool (tpot). 7 teachers received tpot assessments/coaching; 17 teachers received general behavior support; 39 Children with special needs impacted; 6 childcare received tpot assessment/coaching; 69 childcare professional attended training; 224 technical assistance visits conducted (tpot and general). 3) child care health consultant - promote health and safe environments for Children in child care settings through consultation, training and technical assistance. 63 childcare facilities received consultation services; 296 staff attending specific child care facility training; 118 general consultation sessions conducted; 48 specific center staff trainings conducted. 6 Children with special health care needs received a written health care plan; 591 total phone/email/contacts made.