Current Funded Partners

Quality Enhancement is an activity designed to promote continuous quality improvement for licensed one to five star child care centers and/or homes in Wake County. Services for one to three star facilities include: (1)Technical assistance: Technical assistance(in the form of coaching and modeling) provided to early childhood educators working in start-up, licensed and/or G .S. 110 child care facilities serving children birth to five years old, (2) Training for child care providers: Training for DCDEE credit hours provided on child care related topics and coordination of CEU opportunities. Additional on-site consultation and coaching is provided to 4-5 star facilities centered around healthy eating and physical activity.

This activity is designed to promote continuous quality improvement of NC Pre-K classrooms. Services that are provided in this activity include:(1)Technical assistance: Technical assistance in the form of coaching and modeling provided to early childhood educators working in classrooms with children enrolled in the NC Pre-K program. . (2)Training for NC Pre-K providers: Training for DCDEE credit hours provided on child care related topics and coordination of CEU opportunities.

The North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program is an early learning opportunity for eligible four-year-olds. This program will provide a comprehensive approach to preparing children for school success by addressing children’s cognitive, social, emotional, language and physical needs in structured, quality classroom environments.

Baby/Little Steps follows an age-appropriate curriculum that enables children to develop the life skills needed to start school, such as social skills, fine/gross motor skills, and early literacy. Parents and young adults concurrently receive a mix of individualized case management and 1:1 mentorship and parental coaching. Activity uses the evidence-based Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) to help parents learn to build relationships that encourage lasting behavior change.

This activity provides structured activities, as outlined by Paternidad Effectiva and the Circle of Parent models, to Spanish-speaking families in Wake County. Parent groups will consist of 32 weekly sessions and will be led by a trained facilitator.

This activity addresses health and safety concerns in licensed early care and education settings. Services that are provided in this activity include technical assistance and training. The Child Care Health Consultant is a Registered Nurse with a Degree in Nursing (ASN or BSN) or a health professional with a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in health education or a health-related field.

This activity provides structured parent groups as outlined in The Nurturing Parenting Program — Nurturing Skills for Families curriculum Groups consist of 12 sessions and are lead by a trained facilitator. Services are targeted for Spanish speaking families in Wake County with children ages 0-5 who need secondary prevention of child abuse and neglect. Parent incentives and transportation may be provided to encourage attendance as funding allows.

This activity provides home visits and group meetings using the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) model. Services are targeted for parents of children ages 2-5 years, who have limited resources as defined by the Wake County Smart Start Greatest Needs requirement. Visits will be provided to individual families with the frequency required by the HIPPY model, using role play as the method of instruction. Group meetings will be offered at least 6 times per year to support bonding for parents participating in the activity.

NFP is an evidence-based community health care program that empowers low-income, first time mothers to become confident parents and strong women by partnering them with nurse home visitors. This trusted relationship instills a level of confidence in the first-time moms that will help them guide them and their children to successful futures.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age five. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education. Interactions include: personal visits, group meetings, annual developmental screenings and functional assessments and referrals to community resources to families on an as needed basis.

School Readiness Services for Hispanic Children is unique in Wake County in that it is the only organization focused on Hispanic families with children ages 0-5 with the primary purpose of providing case management, developmental screening and family navigation for young children to make sure that they are healthy and developmentally ready for school.

Activity provides early childhood mental health interventions involving the individuals most closely involved in caring for and nurturing the child (i.e. caregiver(s), pediatrician, other treating specialist(s), and childcare worker(s)). The clinician conducts caregiver support therapy weekly, which is concurrent to the individual child therapy once or more weekly. The clinician develops a clinical treatment plan and tracks progression toward emotional health and potential to thrive in a school setting

This activity provides essential child care assistance and support of child care quality.

Provides an array of activities to community stakeholders including: a) resource sharing, b) community outreach, c) service integration, d) building capacity for development of shared goals across community partners. Stakeholders are targeted through individual and group outreach efforts and represent families with young children, community leaders, service delivery representatives and policymakers.