CABARRUS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR

Family support:provides families with education, information, resources and support so their children can have the best start in life. Programs include: dolly parton imagination library 89,572 books were distributed. Public education & outreach attended 42 outreach events for families to provide information to increase awareness and knowledge of early childhood issues. Safe kids coalition provided 330 families with car seat safety checks. Social emotional intervention provided 13 child care facilities with 586 consults. Parents as teachers - 21 families received an intensive home visiting program that empowers parents and caregivers to give their children the best possible start in life by providing information on the ages and stages of early development.

Other programs:program planning, coordinating and evaluation - services include review of program effectiveness, measurement and reporting of outputs/outcomes and financial/programmatic monitoring. Child care and education quality - improves the quality of care for young children in local child care facilities, ncpk programs, head start programs, public school and church preschools. Programs include: early education liaison which provided individual professional development plans for 196 early educators. Conscious discipline provided training to 54 staff in 10 child care centers. Cabarrus share provided partial childcare tuition for 37 children. Child care and education affordability - financial assistance paid on a direct per child basis for the purchase of part or full-day care and/or rate enhancement for families eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) or the child care development fund (ccdf). Funds are allocated through a state-level contract for subsidy services. Wage$ salary support was provided for 132 eligible childcare providers. Cabarrus teacher on call provided 42 substitutes for childcare centers. Additional preschool slots provided 18 childcare slots.