Program areas at The Partnership for Children of Wayne County
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) - A high quality pre-kindergarten program that serves children who are at risk and prepares them for success in school. Pre-kindergarten is a research-proven strategy for school readiness and provides educated teachers, small class sizes, low teacher-child ratios, research-based comprehensive curricula, and a focus on the whole child and family. 639 children were served during the year.
Parents as Teachers (PAT) program provides home visits to children and their parents/guardians each month to promote optimal early development through enriched learning experiences that teach parents that they are indeed the child's first teacher. Developmentally appropriate activities are planned each month as parent educators commit to engaging families while reaching goals such as social, emotional, transitional, cognitive, etc. During the year, 370 personal home visits were provided to parents/guardians. 28 families were referred to community resources. Parent educators offered 12 playgroups in which 26 parents/guardians attended. 34 children received developmental screenings.
Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) program promotes quality child care and ensures that children acquire the skills to succeed in kindergarten. This program provides services to ensure that safe, high-quality, affordable child care is available; comprehensive consumer information on child care choices; parent support and training; capacity building; technical assistance, trainings, professional development and provider recognition and accomplishments. During the year, the achievements of this program include the following: 54 trainings provided to child care providers; 447 providers trained and 83% of providers exhibited an increase in knowledge based on pre and post-test scores; 17 facilities received on-site technical assistance to support their star rating; 291 instances of intense technical assistance were provided to child care professionals.
Program Coordination/Evaluation
Community Outreach
Incredible Years
Lending Library
Health Service Team
Circle of Parents
Triple P Parenting Program
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Family Support Services
NAP SACC Nutrition Program
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