CLEVELAND COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR

Child care & education quality program: includes early head start, child care resource & referral, education bonuses, child care quality enhancement & sustainability, early childhood education specialists, and education-based salary supplements. Through child care resource and referral, 156 families received child care referrals for 166 children; 228 families received consumer education about child care; 201 direct service providers participated in one or more of the professional development training opportunities offered to child care providers, and 113 sessions of technical assistance were provided to 47 child care centers. 36 child care providers participated in the education bonuses program attending a college level course with 33 providers from 21 facilities receiving an education bonus. Child care facilities quality sustainability supplements were provided to 26 eligible four and five star child care facilities in order to maintain their current star rating. 44 licensed child care facilities participated in education-based salary supplements to 92 child care proffessionals. Early head start provided education and training for 36 child care center teachers, directors and staff and technical assistance, materials and equipment for quality improvement for 7 child care center facilities.

Family support - the dolly parton imagination library provided 38,025 books for 3,169 eligible children in order to increase family literacy in cleveland county.