Program
Summary
The
Programs offered by the Center are designed to meet basic
needs of families:
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Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) –
This program improves the accessibility, affordability,
availability, and quality of childcare in Henderson County.
It does this by maintaining a childcare referral database
of local providers; providing information for families on
child care options; organizing workshops and other training
opportunities for early childhood professionals, and conducting
on-site training for childcare providers and recruitment
seminars for additional providers. CCR&R offers
the following services:
. Behavior Intervention - This program
addresses the early onset of behavioral and social-emotional
problems to improve school outcomes and prevent delinquency.
This comprehensive response is customized for the needs
of each child and extends to their parents, home, teachers
and childcare environments.
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Early Learning Cooperative - This resource center
provides developmentally appropriate educational materials
for parents and childcare providers. Our library includes
children's books, videos and cassettes, reference materials,
resource kits and a production area to complete resource
kits. We also inventory a number of assistive technology
devices.
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Infant/Toddler Initiative - This program includes
training for infant/toddler childcare staff and directors
working in licensed childcare facilities and for quality
improvement training for facilities engaged in increasing
their quality rating.
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Music on the Move! - the goal of this program is
to improve the overall quality of childcare by engaging
children and their caregivers in a comprehensive approach
using music and movement to stimulate learning. Training
and technical assistance are provided.
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Quality Assistance and Assurance (QAA) –This
program provides technical assistance to childcare centers
and homes to improve the quality of care for children. Areas
of assistance focus on teacher education, class room learning
environments and interactions between teacher and children
in order to help programs increase their star-rated licensure
(quality level).
.Smart
Start Reward$ Program
- is designed to provide a
supplemental income to child
care providers who are enhancing the quality of child care
available to thechildren of
Henderson County by improving educational levels and reducing
staff turnover. Smart
Start Reward$ provides professional development services
and educational awards to child
care providers to improve the quality of care for
children. The Professional Development Associate works
with providers to develop individualized
professional development plans, increase teacher education
points per the star rated license, reduce teacher turnover
and provide assistance with the TEACH program.
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Adolescent Parenting Program (APP) - This program
gives teen mothers the resources and support they need to
complete their education and become productive members of
society. As a requirement of the program, participants
must stay in school to earn their high school diploma or
GED equivalency and avoid a second pregnancy. Parent
skill training is integral to the curriculum that also includes
advanced education and job training.
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Parents as Teachers Program (PAT) - This is a nationally
acclaimed program that is based on the concept that parents
are the first and most important teachers for their children.
The curriculum provides ongoing parenting education and
support for parents with children up to age three.
This comprehensive program also includes individualized
monthly home visits, parent support group meetings, hearing
and vision screenings and referrals to other community programs.
The classes are offered in both English and Spanish.
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Respite Care - Families with children who have
mental, physical or emotional disabilities experience higher
than normal levels of stress and are often unable to participate
in normal activities or complete errands outside their homes.
This program provides funding to pay for skilled childcare.
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Women In Need of Support (WINS)
– This program provides short-term funding to support
education, training and monetary help during crisis situations.
Funding is provided by an endowment through the Community
Foundation of Henderson County.
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Once Upon A Time - This program recruits and trains
community volunteers as storytellers to provide interactive
and educational opportunities for children enrolled in childcare
programs throughout Henderson County. This early childhood
literacy curriculum is provided in collaboration with AmeriCorps.
On-site
Partners
Consistent
with our vision of being a single, unified organization
where families can access more than one service in a single
visit, we have partnered with the Henderson County
Department of Social Services, and the Smart
Start of Henderson County program. We value
these and other collaborative relationships with human service
providers that allow us to provide these comprehensive services,
without duplicating efforts. These organizations are
located within our office and provide the following programs:
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Childcare Subsidy (Department of Social Services)
- provides funding to support the cost of childcare. The
families served are the “working poor”, characterized
by a large number of single mothers and families working
to become independent of welfare.
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Smart Start of Henderson County - provides funding
to various agencies, organizations, and institutions who
provide needed services to children ages 0-5, and their
families.
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