Impact Highlights

We welcomed a new Child Care Health Consultant this fall, who has done an excellent job building new relationships with child cares while providing consultation and training on health and safety topics.

Our early childhood coaches Pam and Julie have increased their time spent in classrooms, working directly with educators to improve quality of care.

We are opening a new diaper and maternal supply bank called ChAMPS!

Despite a freeze in state funding we were able to continue to enroll children in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, sending books to 1,968 Chatham County children.

Focus on Fathers coordinators have provided intensive coaching designed to break cycles of trauma and abuse to 17 fathers this year.

Our Kaleidoscope playgroups have served 120 children, providing modeling and support to 100 parents and caregivers.

Teresa, our Birth to Three Quality Initiative coach, was able to provide one-on-one support in a challenging situation, preventing one child’s disenrollment!

The Child and Adult Care Food Program has fed 3,139 children, ensuring their access to nutritious meals while they are in child care.

We helped launch a new website: Find Child Care NC! This website helps families find quality child care and steers them to our call center if they have questions.

Our Healthy Social Behaviors coaches built strong relationships with teachers and directors, improving quality of care through coaching and training for 161 children.

40 Chatham County families received a child care subsidy voucher funded by the Partnership for Children.

The NC Pre-K program launched a new online application, which helped streamline the enrollment process. Classrooms are now operating at 97% capacity, ensuring our at-risk four year olds in Chatham County get an extra boost of learning before Kindergarten!