Alliance for Children

Nc pre k services rendered to parents by helping them enroll their 4-year-old child in pre-kindergarten programs by processing approximately 422 applications. Purchased services from 20 classrooms serving 307 Children. Nc pre-k support focused on improving the quality of instruction by nc pre-k classroom teachers through modeling / coaching appropriate teacher-child interactions, technical assistance & professional development. 2 teachers supported; 25 teachers attended development trainings.

Family support service activities include- 1) best start - worked with teen mothers on parenting skills, parent-child relations, and crisis intervention and referrals. 43 clients received 1145 contacts and 139 home visits. 100% of clients found a medical home, 86% remain in school. 2) parenting support & nurturing parenting - 13 week evidence based parenting education program. 66 parents registered; 83 Children impacted; 35 of parents/guardians completed at least 12 of 13 classes. 586 individual nurturing parenting program sessions completed. 3) community education - worked to increase public awareness of early childhood issues and activities of Alliance for Children and the smart start and nc pre-k programs. 177 social media postings; 12 partnership newsletters/e-news blasts; 108 volunteers to the partnership. 4) circle of parents - program where parents and trained professionals can openly discuss the successes and challenges of raising Children with special needs. Child care is provided at the meetings. 9 parents/guardians attended sessions along with 4 Children; 21 sessions conducted; 4 referrals to community resources. 5) community support education activity combined contracted an in-house services to increase public awareness of early childhood issues and activities of the partnership, smart start, nc pre-kindergarten program and each of their programs. 6 communitiy locations provided with educational materials; 177 social media postings; 22,942 website visits; 12 partnership newsletters/e-news blasts; 10 community and civic group meetings attended; 3 community wide events conducted to promote partnership issues; 108 volunteers provided services to the organization.

Child care & education quality service activities include -1) resource center - offers more than 5,000 age appropriate multi-cultural and education materials for checkout. 25 new ssrc memberships and 17 renewals. 2) smart start maintaining and sustaining teachers, environments and rating scales(masters) assisted 4 and 5 star child care provider centers and homes in increasing their knowledge of environment rating scales and maintaining their high quality programs through training and technical assistance. 5 child care facilities and 9 classsrooms participated in intensive ta services; 6 child care facilities and 7 classrooms participated in general ta services; 15 child care providers developed through intensive services; 115 early childhood professionals attended community wide trainings 3) education stars - provides tuition, books and fees for college credit courses to child care teachers in licensed child care facilities. 88 early childhood professionals (ecp) enrolled in class; 37 ecp completed at least 1 early childhood education (ece) class; 6 ecp completed a certificate in ecp; 1 ecp completed a diploma in ece; 1 ecp completed an associate degree in ece; 28 childcare facilities impacted by ecp completing classes; 18 visits to childcare facilities.

Health & safety -1) breastfeeding support supplied training and support to mothers. 680 women initiating breastfeeding; 768 post-partum women served; 313 prenatal breastfeeding class attendance; 3,207 post-partum support phone calls made. 2) inclusion support funded an inclusion support specialist to provide training and consultation for child care providers on the pyramid model practices in the classroom. The pyramid model works to build strong universal support for all Children and proivide targeted interventions for Children with persistent challenging behaviors in order to reduce preschool expulson. Participating classrooms assessed using the teaching pyramid observation tool (tpot). 7 teachers received tpot assessments/coaching; 9 teachers received general behavior support; 7 Children with special needs impacted; 6 childcare received tpot assessment/coaching; 48 childcare professional attended training; 98 technical assistance visits conducted (tpot and general). 3) child care health consultant - promote health and safe environments for Children in child care settings through consultation, training and technical assistance. 45 childcare facilities received consultation services; 124 staff attending specific child care facility training; 117 general consultation sessions conducted; 20 specific center staff trainings conducted. 9 Children with special health care needs received a written health care plan; 431 total phone/email/contacts made.