Cabarrus County Partnership For Children

Health and safety:early intervention and health are essential for children and timing is critical in order for them to fulfill their potential. Programs include: child care health consultants - provided training & on-site assistance to 63 child care facilities to improve the health and safety of children and prevent the spread of communicable disease. Assuring better health & development - improved the quality of child development services in primary care medical practices by enhancing developmental screening and referral for children 0-5 when in the context of the medical home. 20,471 children ages 0-5 were in 10 medical practices participating in this program. Emergency dental services - provided emergency dental treatment and follow-up for 8 children whose families had no means to pay. Inclusive childcare which provided on-site consultations to 15 childcare facitlities.

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.