The Partnership For Children Of Wayne County Inc

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) program promotes quality child care and ensures that children acquire the skills to succeed in kindergarten. This program provides services to ensure that safe, high-quality, affordable child care is available; comprehensive consumer information on child care choices; parent support and training; capacity building; technical assistance, trainings, professional development and provider recognition and accomplishments. During the year, the achievements of this program include the following: 36 trainings provided to child care providers; 203 providers trained and 83% of providers exhibited an increase in knowledge based on pre and post-test scores; 22 facilities received on-site technical assistance to support their star rating; 196 instances of intense technical assistance were provided to child care professionals.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) program provides home visits to children and their parents/guardians each month to promote optimal early development through enriched learning experiences that teach parents that they are indeed the child's first teacher. Developmentally appropriate activities are planned each month as parent educators commit to engaging families while reaching goals such as social, emotional, transitional, cognitive, etc. During the year, 548 personal home visits were provided to 37 families. 34 families were referred to community resources. Parent educators offered 12 group connections in which 28 parents/guardians attended. 46 children received developmental screenings.

Program Coordination/Evaluation

Community Outreach

Incredible Years

Lending Library

Triple P Parenting Program

NAP SACC Nutrition Program

Circle of Parents

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Child Passenger Safety/Safe Kids