BEAUFORT HYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

Quality Enhancement/Maintenance is an activity designed to promote continuous quality improvement of child care centers and/or homes. Services include technical assistance (in the form of coaching and modeling) provided to early childhood educators working in licensed and G.S. 110 child care facilities serving children birth to five years old. Technical assistance focused on improving or maintaining facility star levels and improving ITERS/ECERS/FCCERS scores. The program provided training for DCDEE credit hours on child care related topics and coordination of CEU opportunities. A lending library with access to resources and materials was also provided. 222 child care providers attended trainings. 10 child care facilities participated in technical assistance activities designed to increase their star rating to 4 star or higher or maintain their 4 or 5 star rating. 81 parents/providers checked out items from the lending library. 75% of licensed child care facilities in Hyde County have a 4 star rated license or higher. 70% of licensed child care facilities in Beaufort County have a 4 star rated license or higher. (This does not include the 2 GS-110 licensed facilities.) 89% of children, ages 0-5, enrolled in a licensed child care are in a 4 or 5-star facility in Beaufort County. (This does not include the 2 GS-110 licensed facilities.) 100% of children, ages 0-5, enrolled in a licensed child care are in a 4 or 5-star facility in Hyde County.