Hoke County Partnership For Children & Families

Health & safety - 100% of children seen for speech-language delays for at least 90 days made progress in their development. 100% of parents of the children who received services reported that they have used learned speech therapy procedures with their children. 100% of child care providers receiving consultations regarding children with special needs reported using the learned therapy procedures with the children in their classrooms. The safe sleep cribettes program is a comprehensive initiative to promote safe sleep practices and reduce sleep-related infant deaths. 100% of all families who received cribettes demonstrated proper set up and reported using the information learned in the safe sleep class to practice safe sleep for their infants.

Child care & education affordability - 97% of the children participating in the mobile pre-school showed an increase in cognitive, language, physical and social/emotional development. The average star rating placement of children served through the pre-kindergarten program was 5.0 stars. 100% of all pre-kindergarten students were ready to enter kindergarten, as determined by teacher observation and other standards.

Family support - approximately 65 infant/toddler car seats were provided to eligible residents who attended health center programs and demonstrated proper installation procedures. A parenting education program, called parents as teachers, assisted parents of children ages 0-5 in understanding how to nurture their child's optimal development. 100% of the participants agreed they were more confident in ways to raise their children by choosing activities more often to help their children learn, using better ways to handle behavior, understanding the importance of regular medical check-ups, and making their home safer for their children. 100% also reported increased time spent on reading and playing with their children. 96 parents/guardians participated in the bright by text program, a virtual sms service about parenting practices and available community resources to help promote their child's healthy development and enhance parent/caregiver confidence, competence, and connection. Program support - program management activities included conducting on-site fiscal and programmatic monitoring of all funded projects, as well as the ongoing coordination of projects and activities to determine if short-term and long-term goals are being achieved.