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Stanly County Partnership for Children
Presents
“The
Commedia Cinderella”
by the Tarradiddle Players
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at
3:00 PM
For more information, click here.
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BSAC (Basic School Age Care)
May 16th 9:00 am- 3:00 pm SCPC
Instructor: Christine Cooper, CCRI School Age Specialist
The state of North Carolina mandates BSAC training for all school-age
professionals who work in or operate a licensed child care program. The
modules in BSAC cover the elements of quality care, child development,
positive guidance, age appropriate activities, environmental design,
health/safety and NC Child Care Regulations.
(5.0 hours) - $15 - *Lunch on your own
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Perdue Pushes To Temporarily Restore Three-Quarters Of The
One-Cent Sales Tax To Stop Deep and Unnecessary Cuts to Schools. To read the
press release,
click here.
In response, Dr. Olson Huff, Chair of the Board of The North Carolina
Partnership for Children, Inc., released the following statement.
“North Carolina is known for investing in its people and recognizing that
economic development begins with early childhood development. Our state’s
early childhood work has produced enormous education, health, and economic
results for the state. We see it in higher third grade reading and math
scores, decreased special education placements, and lower dropout rates. We
see it as a factor when businesses decide to move here and when magazines
name our region as one of the best places to live.
With renewed investment, we can make children, families, communities and
economies stronger. This is critical in today’s environment, where there are
more children birth to five, more of those children are living in poverty,
and far fewer resources available than a decade ago. Since 1990, there has
been an 85% increase in the number of children living in poverty. At the
same time, funds have declined— most significantly during the last
legislative session when early childhood education taking a disproportionate
cut, meaning today far fewer children and communities are benefiting from
needed early childhood services.
Any new public resources must be invested wisely. In the words of Dr. Andrew
Meltzoff of University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain
Sciences, ‘There are only 2,000 days between the newborn baby and when that
child will show up in kindergarten. . . Our children can’t wait.’
Together, we can provide the early education, health and developmental
resources parents need to raise capable children and successful adults. In
doing so, North Carolina will attract businesses, grow jobs and guarantee
prosperity.”
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For a copy of a More At Four application for Pre-K,
click
here. For page 3 of
the application, click
here.
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The
Spring 2012 Professional Development Brochure is now available.
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For more information on Early Educator Certification (EEC),
click here.
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The
Early Care and Education Demographics Report for Stanly County as of March
2010 is now available for viewing.
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The Stanly County Partnership For Children Annual
Report is now available for viewing.
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The
Fall 2011 edition of
the Parenting Pages is now available for viewing.
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Please visit the Early Childhood Resource Center for your
supplies for children ages birth - 5 yrs. Our Office is located in
the Partnership for Children Offices.
Find out more about the
North Carolina Partnership for
Children (NCPC).
Check out the Smart
Start Building a Brighter Future for North Carolina brochure.
Register your MVP Card with the
LionShop &
Share program to help raise money for our organization (Stanly County
Partnership For Children).
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Important Dates
January 2 - Closed for New Year's Holiday
January 9 - Executive Committee Meeting
January 16 - Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23 - Board of Director's Meeting (in the Partnership Mtg. Room)
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