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The
Hertford County Partnership for Children works with many
different local service providers to furnish needed services to children and families.
Below is a list of our local partners and the Smart Start funded
services they provide:
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 include
training for Child Care providers, assistance in starting new
child care homes or upgrading existing ones, and information for
families who are looking for child care. |
For more information,
please contact the Partnership at 398-4124.
to assist child care facilities in raising the level of services
they provide to children.
For more
information, please contact Ms. Angelia Artis, QE Grants Coordinator,
at
398-4124
provides a wealth of information for parents and child care providers
alike to find out more information about child development and early
learning.
For more information, please
contact the Partnership at 398-4124.
to local child care centers and
homes and technical assistance to contractors.
provides evaluation, monitoring, and
contracting services to the Partnership and its contractors.
The Partnership collaborates
with DSS to administer its Smart Start childcare subsidy, a significant portion of
which is used toward eliminating the
county's Day Care Waiting List by providing additional funds to
increase the number of families who can receive child care subsidies. Visit
their website at: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/cty_cnr/dir_hert.htm
The "Parents
As First Teachers" (PAFT) project provides educational
and developmental services to parents and preschool children and
coordinates the Parent-Child mobile unit's activities.
For more information on
PAFT, please contact Mrs. Jacqueline Melton or Ms. Martisa Blount at
398-4131.
Triad
Project, a collaborative effort of three agencies, responds to health
and development needs of young children.
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through
a partnership with Smart Start and Roanoke Chowan Hospital,
screens infants and young children treated at the hospital for
health and developmental problems, makes referrals for services, and
provides inpatient education to new mothers.
Visit their website at: http://www.pcmh.com/root/Rch/rch.aboutcenter.asp
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School Readiness Program for four- year-olds increases
the number of children served by the Title 1 program. The
Partnership currently funds two pre-kindergarten classrooms as part of
this initiative.
Visit their website at: http://www.hertford.k12.nc.us/
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Please contact the Partnership
at 398-4124 if you have
questions regarding any of these services.
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