BLUE RIDGE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
PO BOX 1387, BURNSVILLE, NC 28714

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FAMILY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.

CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION QUALITY: INCLUDES PROGRAM CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL. 70 PARENTS/GUARDIANS RECEIVED A DIRECT RESOURCE AND REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES OR SERVICES. IN AVERY COUNTY, OF THE 221 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN REGULATED CHILDCARE, 100% (N=221) ARE ENROLLED IN 4 OR 5 STAR CENTERS. IN MITCHELL COUNTY, OF THE 219 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN REGULATED CHILD CARE, 84% (N=184) ARE ENROLLED IN 4 OR 5 STAR CENTERS. IN YANCEY COUNTY, OF THE 180 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN REGULATED CHILD CARE, 78% (N=140) ARE ENROLLED IN 4 OR 5 STAR CENTERS. MORE THAN 112 TEACHING STAFF IN LICENSED PROGRAMS ATTENDED TRAININGS SPONSORED BY CCR&R (UNDUPLICATED) REPRESENTING 22 CENTERS/HOMES AND IMPACTING 249 CHILDREN. 3 CHILDCARE FACILITIES PARTICIPATED IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. 3 WITH THE GOAL TO MAINAIN HIGH QUALITY STAR RATINGS, AND 1 TO ENHANCE AND INCREASE THEIR QUALITY RATING, IPMACTING 249 CHILDREN. 224 VISITS WERE MADE TO THE FAMILY RESOURCE LIBRARY WITH 1204 ITEMS BEING CHECKED OUT.

FAMILY SUPPORT: INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PLAY AND LEARN, IMAGINATION LIBRARY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CIRCLE OF PARENTS. 11 CHILDREN RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FROM YANCEY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORTY (YCTA) TO AND FROM CHILD CARE (UNDUPLICATED COUNTS). 1 CHILD RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. OF THE 7 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES SURVEYED, 71% (5 OF 7) REPORTED KNOWLEDGE OF SMART START FUNDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHILD CARE AND TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES - 67% (4 OF 6) REPORTED REFERRING FAMILIES TO A BRPFC SERVICE OR PROGRAM. 9 CHILDREN RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FROM MITCHELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTCA) TO AND FROM CHILD CARE AND 2 PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND 2 CHILDREN RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPOINTMENTS FROM MCTA. 1 CHILD CARE CENTER USED MCTA TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR 22 CHILDREN TO ATTEND STORY HOUR AND/OR FIELD TRIPS. OF THE 7 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES SURVEYED, 71% (5 OF 7)) REPORTED KNOWLEDGE OF SMART START FUNDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHILD CARE AND TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES-67% (4 OF 6) REPORTED REFERRING FAMILIES TO A BRPFC SERVICE OR PROGRAM. 151 PARENTS/CAREGVERS, ALONG WITH 192 PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS HELD AT 1 LOCATION IN MITCHELL COUNTY, 1 IN YANCEY COUNTY, AND 3 IN AVERY COUNTY.OF THE 33 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST 8 SESSIONS, 47% REPORT INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING, AND 100% REPORT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO READ TO THEIR CHILD DAILY. THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 22,143 BOOKS TO 1,842 CHILDREN. COUMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKED WITH OVER 41 COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO BUILD A STRONG EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, 1,664 FAMILIES WERE REACHED THROUGH QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS - SOCIAL MEDIA (677 POSTS), PRINT MEDIA (34 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES) AND RADIO (14 PSAS). CIRCLE OF PARENTS PROVIDED SERVICES TO PARENTS THROUGH GROUP SESSIONS. 16 PARENTS AND 14 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN COP MEETINGS, 40% OF PARENTS RECEIVED A REFERRAL TO CONNECT WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES, 100% SHOWED AN INCREASE IN SKILLS ON THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS SURVEY.

CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. 11 CHILDREN RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH PRESCHOOL TUITION AT CHURCH STREET PRESCHOOL. 4 CHILDREN RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH PRESCHOOL TUITION AT CHILDREN'S GARDEN. OF THE 4 CONTINUING IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, 100% DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT/MASTERY ON 87% OF THE SCHOOL READINESS INDICATORS AS EVIDENCED BY PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.

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