PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY INC

CHILD CARE & EDUCATION QUALITY - ACROSS CUMBERLAND COUNTY, 203 CHILD CARE SITES RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SERVICE OR TRAINING TOTALING 289 SERVICES THROUGH ECE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COACHING. SERVICES INCLUDED ASSESSMENTS IN VARIOUS QUALITY SCALES TO IMPROVE STAR RATINGS, TRAINING IN DCDEE-APPROVED CURRICULUM, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED 19 CHILD CARE FACILITIES WITH ONE-TIME INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT STARS AVERAGING $5,333 PER SITE. ADDITIONALLY, 995 DIRECT TEACHING STAFF ATTENDED NON-CREDIT BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAINING OR WORKSHOPS FROM 166 LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE REGION.THE CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANT PROGRAM TRAINED 43 CHILD CARE STAFF IN 16 CHILD CARE CENTERS AND 25 CLASSROOMS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND ENCOUNTER TOOL (HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SEVEN CHILD CARE FACILITIES RECEIVED TRAINING IN GO NAP SACC, WHILE 218 CHILD CARE STAFF FROM 74 FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE PARTICIPATED IN DCDEE-APPROVED TRAINING.THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO ADVANCED THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRESS OF 235 CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING 108 CHILD CARE FACILITIES OR FAMILY PROVIDERS BY ISSUING EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS THROUGH THE WAGE$ PROGRAM. BECAUSE THESE SUPPLEMENTS REWARD TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUITY OF CARE, 4,376 CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO FIVE BENEFITED FROM MORE STABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH BETTER-EDUCATED TEACHERS. 88% OF WAGE$ PARTICIPANTS REMAINED AT THEIR CHILD CARE FACILITIES COMPARED TO THE STATE GOAL OF 75%, AND 100% OF EVALUATION RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT RECEIVING A WAGE$ SUPPLEMENT HELPS EASE FINANCIAL STRESS.THE PARTNERSHIP REOPENED THE LENDING LIBRARY IN FEBRUARY 2025 AFTER CLOSING DURING THE PANDEMIC IN 2020. A TOTAL OF 385 DUPLICATED VISITS OCCURRED OVER A FIVE-MONTH PERIOD, INVOLVING 45 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, 24 ECE CHILD CARE STAFF, AND 22 OTHER ADULTS, INCLUDING TA COACHES FOR FAMILIES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WHO BORROWED BOOKS, TOYS, AND LEARNING MATERIALS. ECE COACHES TRAINED STAFF AT 12 CHILD CARE SITES USING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE LENDING LIBRARY.