Program areas at The Partnership for Children of Wayne County
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) - A high quality pre-kindergarten program that serves children who are at risk and prepares them for success in school. Pre-kindergarten is a research-proven strategy for school readiness and provides educated teachers, small class sizes, low teacher-child ratios, research-based comprehensive curricula, and a focus on the whole child and family. 614 children were served during the year.
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, 600 personal home visits were provided to 34 parents/guardians. 31 families were referred to community resources. Parent educators offered 12 playgroups in which 26 parents/guardians attended. 37 children received developmental screenings.
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: 59 trainings provided to child care providers; 331 providers trained and 70% of providers exhibited an increase in knowledge based on pre and post-test scores; 23 facilities received on-site technical assistance to support their star rating; 687 instances of intense technical assistance were provided to child care professionals.
Program Coordination/Evaluation
Incredible Years
Community Outreach
Read Wayne
Health Service Team
Lending Library
Circle of Parents
Professional Development
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Triple P Parenting Program
NAP SACC Nutrition Program