Anson County Partnership For Children

HELPING MAKE ANSON COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO BE A CHILD AND TO RAISE A CHILD.

THE NC PRE-K PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO ENHANCE SCHOOL READINESS FOR ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. THE NC PRE-K PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BUILT ON THE NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL'S PREMISE THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY IN SCHOOL, CHILDREN NEED TO BE PREPARED IN ALL FIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDREN'S OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS IN READING AND MATH AS THEY ENTER SCHOOL: APPROACHES TO PLAY AND LEARNING, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. A TOTAL OF 89 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH NC PRE-K IN ANSON COUNTY IN 2020-2021. 100% OF NC PRE-K CENTERS ARE RATED 5 STARS. 100% OF TEACHERS MET THE NC PRE-K EDUCATIONAL GOAL REQUIREMENTS OR WERE ENROLLED IN AT LEAST 3 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER.

CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION QUALITY INCLUDES CHILD CARE SERVICES, EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE CENTER AND CHILD CARE SUBSIDY.THE CHILD CARE SERVICES PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE AND/OR MAINTAIN HIGH-QUALITY STAR LICENSURE IN ANSON COUNTY CHILDCARE FACILITIES, CONSUMER EDUCATION, AND REFERRALS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REGIONAL CALL CENTER AND PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES. PROVIDERS MAY BE OFFERED TRAINING MATERIALS FOR COMPLETING TRAININGS AND RATING SCALES WHICH WILL BE DEMONSTRATED DURING THE TRAININGS AND INCENTIVES FOR COMPLETING INTENSIVE TRAININGS WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TEACHEREAD AND THE SELF-HELP BUSINESS COURSE. 10 CHILDCARE FACILITIES RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN 2020-2021. 30 PROVIDERS RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 82 HOURS OF TRAINING SESSIONS WERE OFFERED. 195 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING SESSIONS. 74% OF CHILDREN IN ANSON COUNTY ARE IN 4 OR 5 STAR FACILITIES. APPROXIMATELY 350 WERE IMPACTED BY CHILCARE SERVICES FROM THE BENEFITS TEACHERS GAINED FROM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAININGS, ETC.THE EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOUCE CENTER WILL OFFER A VARIETY OF MATERIALS TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND MATERIALS SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS, MANIPULATIVES, REFERENCE MATERIALS, CURRICULUM KITS, ETC. ITEMS FOR CHECK OUT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS, FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, EARLY INTERVENTIONISTS, ETC. APPROXIMATELY 384 ADULT VISITORS TO THE ECRC IN 2020-2021 TO BORROW RESOURCES, SIGN-UP FOR PROGRAMS, OR RECEIVE DIAPERS AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS FOR THEIR FAMILIES. A TOTAL OF 913 ITEMS WERE CHECKED OUT IN 2020-2021 TO THE 592 MEMBERS OF THE ECRC. ALL 13 CHILDCARE CENTERS HAVE CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS TO THE ECRC.CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON A DIRECT PER CHILD BASIS FOR FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR TANF OF CCDF. THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE STATE-LEVEL SUBSIDY CONTRACT AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE LOCAL PURCHASING AGENCY. MORE THAN 250 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY SMART START SUBSIDY IN 2020-2021 OFFERING FAMILIES A HIGH-QUALITY ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHILE THEIR CAREGIVERS WORKED OR ATTENDED SCHOOL.

FAMILY SUPPORT: FAMILY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LITERACY AND REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAMS.THE LITERACY COORDINATOR WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES TO OFFER PARENT EDUCATION, LITERACY AWARENESS, AND INFORMATION. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MAY INCLUDE MOTHEREAD (8-12 TWO-HOUR MOTHEREAD SESSIONS) AND RAISING A READER (RAR) WITH MODEL FIDELITY. THE ACPC LITERACY COORDINATOR WILL SERVE AS THE RAR COMMUNITY COORDINATOR WHO WILL IMPLEMENT RAR, A PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES IMPROVED LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DAILY BOOK SHARING BETWEEN CAREGIVERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. 95 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN RAR, BRINGING BOOKS HOME WEEKLY TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN 2020-2021. 11 EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS PARTICIPATED IN RAR IN 2020-2021. 1047 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN DPIL, RECEIVING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 3,000 BOOKS THROUGH THE MAIL IN 2020-2021. THE PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 3,961 BOOKS INTO THE COMMUNITY IN 2020-2021.THE REACH OUT AND READ (ROR) ACTIVITY WILL COLLABORATE WITH MEDICAL CARE PRACTICES TO PROVIDE PRE-LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. THE PARTICIPATING TRAINED MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS WILL VOLUNTARILY INCORPORATE ROR, AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL, INTO YOUNG CHILDREN'S REGULAR PEDIATRIC VISITS OR WELL-CHILD VISITS. THE MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS WILL IMPLEMENT ROR IN THEIR PRACTICES ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ROR GUIDELINES. THE PROGRAM BEGINS AT THE CHILD'S 6-MONTH CHECKUP AND CONTINUES THROUGH AGE 5, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN GROWING UP IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. 281 CHILDREN WERE GIVEN BOOKS DURING WELL-CHILD VISITS AND THE CAREGIVERS WERE COACHED BY A PEDIATRICIAN AS PART OF ROR IN 2020-2021.