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WAGE$
(Beaufort and Hyde Counties):
Providing
salary bonuses to child care workers based on their level of education and
length of employment at a center. Contact Child Care Services
Association at 919-967-3272
Read Me A Book (Beaufort
County):
Distributing
developmentally appropriate theme boxes to child care centers and homes and
providing quality story times for their children. Quarterly workshops
will be offered. Contact BHM Library at 946-6401
More At Four (Beaufort
County only):
Pre-kindergarten
classes for at risk children entering kindergarten in the Fall of 2008.
Contact the Beaufort/Hyde Partnership for Children at 975-4667, ext. 2
Child Care Resource
& Referral (Beaufort and Hyde Co.):
Providing
information, education and referrals to families and child care providers in
Beaufort and Hyde County. "Welcome Baby" bags with important
parental information and children's board books are provided to all new
mothers, referral packets for parents requesting child care information, Home
Supplies boxes for all children entering kindergarten, a Lending Library
which includes BCCC textbooks, Scrap Exchange, laminator and many Ellison
dyes, a weekly play group for stay-at-home moms, dads and grandmoms,
professional development for teachers, extensive Creative Curriculum
training, technical assistance for child care facilities and a quarterly
newsletter for both child care providers and parents are available upon
request. Through Beaufort County Community College, Information Highway
Access for child care teachers furthering their education and laptops are
also available. Contact Child
Connections at 975-4647 or 926-5611, ext. 1
Parents As Teachers
(Beaufort and Hyde Counties only):
A
nationally trained Parent Educator provides personal visits where age
appropriate child development and parenting information is shared, as well as
activities and screenings to parents.
Contact Child Connections at 975-4667 or 926-5611, ext. 6
Child Care Subsidy
(Beaufort County only):
Providing
families with financial assistance in paying for child care. Contact the
Beaufort County Department of Social Services at 975-5500
Nurturing Program
(Beaufort County): Providing parenting skills education sessions for any
Beaufort or Hyde Co. parent with a child under 6. Sessions will comprise a
series of 10
weekly classes based on the Nurturing Parenting Program curriculum. Contact Child
Connections at 975-4647, ext. 6
Child Care Health
Consultant (Beaufort and Hyde Counties):
A public
health nurse who provides health screenings and preventive health
education for children ages 0-5 in child care centers and homes. Contact
the Beaufort County Health Department at 946-1902 or the Hyde County
Health Department at 926-4200
Preschool Coordinator
(Beaufort County only):
Identification, referral and transitioning of children ages three to five
with suspected atypical development—suspected delays, learning difficulties
and/or inappropriate social/emotional behaviors who may qualify for services.
Contact the Beaufort County Schools at 946-6593
Subsidy Enhancements
(Hyde County only):
Providing
incentives to child care providers to maintain their quality based on their
star level and number of subsidized children. Contact Hyde County
Department of Social Services at 926-4199
- The 2006-2007 Evaluation
Summaries of all the above programs (both Beaufort and Hyde
Counties) are NOW Available! Please call
252-975-4647, ext. 3 for further information or come by the office for
your copy!
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