HOKE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

CHILD CARE & EDUCATION QUALITY - 100% OF PARTICIPATING CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS OBTAINED A GRADE OF "C OR HIGHER IN COMPLETED COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES LEADING TO A PRESCHOOL OR INFANT/TODDLER CERTIFICATE OR AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 86% OF TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS SURVEYED INDICATED THAT THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE HOKE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM MADE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY APPROACHED CARING FOR CHILDREN.

FAMILY SUPPORT - APPROXIMATELY 81 INFANT/TODDLER CAR SEATS WERE PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED HEALTH CENTER PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATED PROPER INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. A PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM, CALLED PARENTS AS TEACHERS, ASSISTED PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 0-5 IN UNDERSTANDING HOW TO NURTURE THEIR CHILD'S OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT. 100% OF THE PARTICIPANTS AGREED THEY WERE MORE CONFIDENT IN WAYS TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN BY CHOOSING ACTIVITIES MORE OFTEN TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN LEARN, USING BETTER WAYS TO HANDLE BEHAVIOR, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR MEDICAL CHECK-UPS, AND MAKING THEIR HOME SAFER FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 100% ALSO REPORTED INCREASED TIME SPENT ON READING AND PLAYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 123 PARENTS/GUARDIANS PARTICIPATED IN THE BRIGHT BY TEXT PROGRAM, A VIRTUAL SMS SERVICE ABOUT PARENTING PRACTICES AND AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR CHILD'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE PARENT/CAREGIVER CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, AND CONNECTION.