annual report- fye 2011

Partnership for Children

of Wayne County

THE Place for Services for Young Children

ANNUAL REPORT

for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011

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Vision:

Children will receive the start they need

to become educated, healthy, and self-reliant people

who strengthen the social and economic future

of Wayne County.

Mission:

The Partnership for Children

provides or connects families

with early care and education, health,

and family support services

needed for young children.

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Contact Us:


800 N. William Street

Goldsboro, NC 27530

Phone: (919) 735-3371

Fax: (919) 735-3194

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.pfcw.org

2010-2011

Board of Directors

Sissy Lee-Elmore Board Chair

Richard Rogers Vice-Chair

Lisa Millard Secretary

Kathy Best Treasurer

Donna Phillips At-Large

Tommy Benson

Linda Holden-Cox

Charles Ivey

Karla Jeffreys

Tasha Logan

Grazia Mostella

Glenda Potts

Howard Scott

Joseph Setzer

Carla Stafford

Sonya Strouse

Julie Sutton

Peggy Teague

2010-2011

More at Four Committee

Gail Herring, Co-Chair

Sissy Lee-Elmore, Co-Chair

Eleanor Armstrong

Jodi Baker

Patricia Colon

Michelle Estrada

J.D. Evans

Sally Fuller

Donna Page-Harrison

Debbie Jones

Natalie Kemp

Marjorie Pate

James Roosen

Rhonda Wiggins

The Partnership for Children of Wayne County’s

Annual Report for 2010-2011 includes highlights from

the past year’s programs and special events. Many

thanks to our funders, donors, community partners, and

volunteers who helped make this year a success.

2010-2011 Partnership Staff as of June 2011

Patty Huffman Executive Director

Valerie Wallace Early Care & Education Director

Suzie Acree Evaluation Director

Kimberly Best Community Services Director

Amanda Atkinson Finance Officer

Charity Johnson Program Specialist

Delaine Tucker Program Specialist

Lee Mitchell-Lee Program Specialist

Kathleen Smith Program Specialist

Teri Thompson Program Specialist

Theresewynn Rodgers Monitoring Coordinator

Veronica West Latino Outreach Coordinator

Joan Marie MacCoy Latino Interpreter/Translator

Barbie Seneschal Administrative Assistant

Michelle Chambers Administrative Assistant

Gina Dixon Secretary

Patricia Jones Secretary

Elizabeth Coles Secretary

Cookie Chavous Prenatal Education Instructor

Jessica Best Teen Prenatal Ed. Instructor

Partnership for Children of Wayne County THE Place for Services for Young Children

Table of Contents

PBIS Results. . . . . . . . . . . 4

Demographics. . . . . . . . . . 7

Early Care/Education . . . . 8

Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Family Support. . . . . . . . . 19

Resources/Expenditures . . 26

Funders/Donors . . . . . . . . 27

Community . . . . . . . . . . 28

Board Committees . . . . . . 30

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The Performance-Based Incentive System (PBIS) measures child well-being for which local

Smart Start Partnerships are held accountable. PBIS assesses progress towards realizing Smart

Start’s mission of advancing a high quality, comprehensive, accountable system of care and edu-

cation for every child beginning with a healthy birth.

Of the eight standards that measure the supply and quality of child care placements, which in-

clude early intervention, use of primary health care, child care provider education, and parenting

skills, the Partnership for Children of Wayne County met six of the standards at the High Per-

forming Level. The most recent PBIS results for the 2009-2010 fiscal year are shown below.

(Results for FY10-11 will be available from the NC Partnership for Children in December 2011.)

Early Care & Education:

Quality of Child Placements

(Birth to Five)

The child placement standard measures the average facility star rating for all children enrolled in child care in Wayne County. The subsidized child placement standard measures the average star rating for all children who receive

subsidized child care.

The Partnership exceeded the minimum 3.25 standard for both the overall child placement average star rating and the subsidized child placement average star rating criteria for FYE10. While the Partnership did not meet the high performing standard for the percentage of all children enrolled in 4- and 5-star facilities, the percentage of subsidized children in 4- and 5-star facilities exceeded the high performing standard.

(Note: the high performing standards require both the minimum average star rating and more than 50% in 4-5 star facilities.)

Performance-Based Incentive System Standards (PBIS)

Progress Toward Meeting PBIS Standards

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1

2

3

4

5

Child Placement Average Star Ratings &

Average Subsidized Child Placement Star Ratings

ChildPlacements

SubsidizedChild

Placements

MinimumPerforming

Standard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Percentage of Children in 4-5 Star Facilities

All ChildPlacements

SubsidizedPlacements

MinimumPerforming

Standard

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Progress Toward Meeting PBIS Standards (continued)

The Partnership for

Children has exceeded the

High Performing Standard

(97% or greater) every year

for the percentage of

subsidized children in regu-

lated child care.

The Partnership for

Children has exceeded

the High Performing

Standard for child care

availability since this

criterion was first

measured in fiscal year

ending 2003; however, a

need still exists for

additional infant slots.

Teacher education is considered an

important indicator of quality child

care. NCPC changed the indicator

for this standard in FYE07 to lead

teacher education points. Although

teacher education and professional

development continues to be a major

focus for the Partnership, the econo-

my has taken its toll on this industry.

The loss of 23 child care facilities

and staff turnover this fiscal year re-

sulted in a significant drop in lead

teacher education points.

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

125%

150%

Percentage of Regulated Child Care Spaces Available

RegulatedSpaces

Available

MinimumStandard

HighPerforming

Standard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Percentage of Subsidized Children in Regulated Care

% inRegulatedChild Care

MinimumStandard

HighPerformingStandard

55% 59% 60%

43%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

FYE07 FYE08 FYE09 FYE10

Percent of Children Enrolled in Centers

with at least 5 Lead Teacher Education Points

% ofchildren

enrolled

MinimumStandard

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For the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2010, the


exceeded the High

Performing Standards for

Early Intervention for

children with special

needs in both the 0-2

years of age category and

the 3-5 years of age

category.

Progress Toward Meeting Performance Standards (continued)

99% of the parents who

completed the Family Support

Survey for the Parents as

Teachers Program in FYE10

reported that they felt more

competent and confident

about their parenting skills as

a result of the program. This

result met the High Perform-

ing Standard for the third

year.

The Partnership for

Children has exceeded the

High Performing Standard

for the last eight years for

the Health category that

measures the Health Check

participation ratio for well–

child visits.

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Children with Special Needs in Early Intervention

EarlyIntervention

0-2

EarlyIntervention3-5

MinimumStandard

HighPerformingStandard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Children Using Primary Health Care

Use of PrimaryHealth Care

MinimumStandard

High PerformingStandard

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

FYE06 FYE07 FYE08 FYE09 FYE10

Parenting Skills- Competence & Confidence

Competence &

Confidence

Minimum

Standard

High

PerformingStandard

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Total county population:

(certified 2010 estimate) 122,623

Children birth to five:

(July 2011 estimate) 8,765

Median family income: $47,924.00

% of families with children under

five below poverty level: 20.6%

Children birth to five in

licensed/regulated care

during FY10-11: 2,930

Number of licensed/regulated

child care centers: 54

Number of licensed/regulated

family child care homes: 38

Number of employees working

in child care: 722

% of families with children ages

0-5 living in homes where

both parents work: 61.3%

% of all children in regulated child

care that received subsidy to

offset the cost for families: 43.1%

Number of children on the waiting

list for child care subsidy as of

June 2011: 659

Sources:

U.S. Census Bureau- 2009 American Community Survey

NC State Data Center

NC Division of Child Development

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

KIDS COUNT Data Center, datacenter.kidscount.org

Partnership for Children of Wayne County

THE Place for Services for Young Children

Wayne County

Demographics

A Year in Review

Fiscal Year 2010-2011

The 2010-2011 fiscal year was filled with challenges due

to continued hard economic times and a state budget crisis

that resulted in uncertainty and cuts to many state-funded

programs. Evidence of the strained economy is very much

apparent in the Wayne County demographics for the year.

Median family income decreased while the percentage of

families with children under five who live below the poverty

level increased. Wayne County had 23 fewer child care fa-

cilities by June 2011 with 113 more children on the waiting

list for child care. The Partnership for Children of Wayne

County was fortunate to have strong leadership that priori-

tized programming needs and planned the most effective

allocation of limited resources. Even with reduced funding,

programs successfully met their goals this fiscal year. Fund-

ing from United Way remained strong in support of the Part-

nership’s efforts to align with community goals to improve

lives in our Incredible Years parenting program, teen prena-

tal program, and Born Learning awareness program. Wayne

County was selected to receive a three-year federally-funded

initiative called Young Moms Connect, through the NC

Division of Health & Human Services, Division of Public

Health, Women’s Health Branch. This grant is focused on

connecting young women age 13—24 who are pregnant or

parenting with a comprehensive range of services in our

community. The Partnership serves as the lead agency, part-

ners with many community organizations to implement this

program, and has Young Mom’s Connect staff placed here at

the Partnership, Cooperative Extension, the Health Depart-

ment, and WAGES all working together to bring self-

sufficiency and stability to these young families. By focus-

ing on the Partnership’s vision, the Board and Staff will con-

tinue to meet any future challenges so that all of Wayne

County’s young children will receive the start they need to

become educated, healthy, and self-reliant people who

strengthen the social and economic future of Wayne County.

The Partnership for Children will miss the former staff members

Elizabeth Coles

Patty Huffman Patricia Jones

Joan Marie MacCoy

Theresewynn Rodgers Kathleen Smith

Veronica West

In recognition of ten years of

service to the Partnership for

Children:

Michelle Chambers

Valerie Wallace

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EARLY CARE & EDUCATION

Impacts:

501 child care providers from 106

facilities participated in trainings

provided by CCR & R staff.

67 trainings were conducted by

CCR & R staff throughout the year.

Over 597 on-site technical assistance

visits designed to maintain or increase

child care quality were conducted in

67 facilities.

780 parents received child care

referrals (including More at Four).

750 children received a book bag, par-

ent guide and school supplies through

our Kindergarten Book Bag Project.

Child Care Resource and Referral

Program Description:

Child Care Resource & Referral provides parents with information and individualized referrals regarding child care options, coordinates and conducts trainings for child care providers and parents, provides on-site and other technical assistance to child care facilities in order to maintain or improve quality, distributes provider newsletters, and promotes community awareness of child care issues. Other services include a Resource Lending Library, Provider Appreciation Banquet, Child Care Conference, school-age services, participation in community events, and professional development planning.

(Funded by Smart Start and CCR & R Region 13)

Agency: Partnership for Children

Allocation: $301,184.00

Outcomes:

The average quality child placement as of June 30, 2011, is 3.41. (Minimum PBIS

standard is 3.25.)

88% of families that responded to a survey after receiving child care referrals (104 of

118) indicated that CCR & R provided high quality information and/or services.

89% of child care facility survey respondents stated that the Program Specialists provided

appropriate resources to their facility (based on a score of 4 or 5 on a 5-point scale).

84% of workshop participants who completed pre- and post-tests demonstrated increased

knowledge based on a comparison of pre- and post-test scores.

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1 star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star

Children Enrolled in Child Care by Star Rating

FYE07

FYE08

FYE09

FYE10

FYE11

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Impacts:

129 child care providers, teachers

and directors from 45 child care

centers and homes participated in

the WAGE$ project.

Approximately 1804 children

were impacted by this project.

Wayne County participants

received an average six-month

supplement of $738.00 each.

40 Wayne County participants

submitted documentation of

additional coursework in early

childhood education.

Outcomes:

The annual turnover rate for Child

Care WAGE$® participants in Wayne

County was 13%. (The PBIS goal is a

turnover rate less than 25%.)

96% of Wayne County participants

indicated that WAGE$ either

encouraged them to pursue further

education or to stay in their current

program.

67% of survey respondents reported

that they have taken coursework since

joining WAGE$.

34% of active Wayne County WAGE$

participants moved up a level on the

supplement scale by obtaining

additional education.

Child Care WAGE$® Project


The WAGE$ Project is an education-

based salary supplement program for child

care teachers, directors, and family child

care home providers. Through graduated

salary supplements, the program helps

decrease turnover and encourages the

continued educational pursuits of the child

care workforce. Children ages birth to five

benefit from more stable relationships with

better educated teachers because these

supplements reward teacher education and

continuity of care.

(Funded by Smart Start)

Agency: Child Care Services Association


85% of WAGE$ participants in

NC stated that the salary

supplement helped ease

financial stress.

Approximately 90% of Wayne

County WAGE$ participants

earn less than $12.00/hr.


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Impacts:

Smart Start funding provided

subsidized child care to

182 unduplicated children.

Legislative mandates require that

at least 30% of Smart Start

funding must be allocated for child

care subsidy. The Partnership for

Children of Wayne County

allocated over 42% to child care

subsidy last fiscal year.

As of June 30, 2011, 659

Wayne County children were on

the waiting list for subsidized care.

Outcomes:

The average star rating for subsidized child placements has increased from

2.87 in FY01-02 to 4.04 for FY09-10 (most recent PBIS data available).

The percentage of subsidized children in 4- and 5-star rated facilities has

increased since FY01-02 from 41% to 75% for FY09-10 (most recent PBIS

data available).

Child Care Subsidy


Child care subsidy assists parents in

defraying the cost of child care for those

who work and meet income eligibility or

other specialized criteria. The Wayne

County Partnership contributes a

minimum of 30% of its total funding

allocation for child care subsidy. This

program enables parents to enroll their

children in regulated facilities at little or

no cost depending on income.


Agency: Wayne Co. Dept. of Social Services


Child Care Market Rates

as of October 2007*

Family Child Care Homes:

Range from $335 to $462 per month depending on

the star rating of the facility and age of the child.

Child Care Centers:

Range from $335 to $644 per month depending on

the star rating of the facility and age of the child.

*Most recent published rates by NC Division of Child Development.

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Impacts:

66 unduplicated children

received Head Start

Extended Day services

throughout the year.

51 unduplicated families

benefited from the

Extended Day program.

All children who received

wraparound care also

received vision, hearing,

and dental screenings.

Outcomes:

100% of WAGES Head Start, Early Head Start, and More at Four Extended

Day Scholarship participants benefited from 4- or 5-star quality care during

times when regular program hours were not available, such as before and

after school care, teacher workdays, early release days, and summer care.

Head Start Wraparound (Extended Day Scholarships)


Extended Day Scholarships assist

families that need child care for more

hours than offered by Head Start/Early

Head Start or More at Four. Extended

day services are offered to children

when programming and funding are not

available, such as before and after

school care, teacher workdays, early

release days, and summer care. These

scholarships provide continuous quality

care throughout the day and give

parents an opportunity to work or

continue their education.


Agency: WAGES


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Impacts:

38 More at Four classrooms were housed

in 22 facilities including public schools,

Head Start facilities, and private child care

facilities located throughout the county.

782 children were served in high-quality

More at Four classrooms during the year.

95% of all More at Four facilities had a 4-

or 5-star rated license.

More at Four Pre-Kindergarten


The More at Four Program is a high-

quality pre-kindergarten program that

serves children who are at-risk and

prepares them for success in school. Pre-

kindergarten is a research-proven strategy

for school readiness. More at Four provides

well-educated teachers; small class sizes

and low teacher-child ratios; research-

based, comprehensive curricula; and a

focus on the whole child and family.

(Funded by More at Four)


Allocation: $3,421,154.00


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Impacts:

At least 123 children utilized

transportation services to More

at Four classrooms during the

fiscal year.

2 child care facilities provided

More at Four transportation

services that included one-way

or round-trip services.

16,230 instances of one-way or

round-trip transportation services

were provided during the fiscal

year.

More at Four Transportation


The More at Four Transportation

Program provides transportation

services to children enrolled in More

at Four classrooms located at sites

where transportation is available.

This service is provided at no cost to

parents who indicate that a lack of

transportation is a barrier to their

child being able to attend More at

Four. Reimbursement rates for one-

way and round-trip services are

established by the Board of Directors

on a per-trip basis.





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Every Child Ready to Read


Every Child Ready to Read delivers

early reading initiatives for children ages

two to five and their families and

caregivers. The program also includes

staff training on providing early literacy

experiences at developmentally

appropriate levels. Other components

include family educational sessions, story

hours, and sharing book collections.


Agency: Wayne Co. Public Library


Impacts:

60 classrooms in 25 child care

facilities participated in story

sessions.

360 story sessions were

conducted in child care

classrooms.

154 parents and 97 child care

providers received pre-literacy

training.

50 book deliveries were made

to child care facilities.

Outcomes:

77% of families that responded to a survey reported an increase in the number of times per week they read, shared stories, or played music or games with their child.

97% of child care providers who completed a pre-literacy skills evaluation scored 70% or higher after a training on these skills.

52 of 62 child care providers (84%) increased their use of best practices based on pre- and post-training observations.


0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

% of families thatincreased the number

of times reading or

playing with their child

% of providers whoscored proficiently on

evaluation

Every Child Ready to Read Outcome Results

projected

actual

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HEALTH RELATED SERVICES

Dental Varnish Activity


The Dental Varnish project provides

dental screenings and parent education

about dental hygiene to families with

children from approximately 6 months

of age to 42 months of age. These

services are provided by the child’s

medical home provider. Dental Varnish

applications should be administered up

to six times over a three-year period for

maximum benefit.


Agency: Goldsboro Pediatrics


Impacts:

542 Fluoride Varnish Applications

were provided during the fiscal year

by Goldsboro Pediatrics, LaGrange

Pediatrics, Mount Olive Pediatrics,

and Princeton Pediatrics.

Tooth decay is the most common chronic

infectious disease of childhood, more

common than asthma. Currently, 37 per-

cent of children entering kindergarten

have already been affected by tooth de-

cay. Most dental disease can be prevented

with regular brushing and flossing, regu-

lar dentist visits, protecting teeth with

sealants and fluorides, and a healthy, low-

sweets diet.

(Source: North Carolina Oral Health, DHHS)

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Health Service Team


The Health Service Team nurses serve

as consultants to child care providers and

parents, provide technical assistance,

complete facility health and safety

assessments, respond to children’s

developmental issues, and collaborate

with Environmental Health to ensure that

child care facilities are in compliance

with health and safety regulations.


Agency: Wayne County Health Department


Impacts:

25 trainings were conducted on health

and safety issues for 424 child care

providers from 69 child care facilities.

71 on-site technical assistance visits

were made.

36 vision, hearing, developmental, and

dental screenings were conducted.

5 referrals were made.

Outcomes:

14 of 14 respondents (100%) stated that the services provided by the Health Ser-

vice Team improved the health and safety environment of their child care facilities.

82% of workshop participants who completed pre- and post-tests demonstrated in-

creased knowledge based on a comparison of pre- and post-test scores.

Medicaid participation ratio data

indicates that 82.1% of Wayne

County’s children ages birth to five

received age-appropriate

initial or periodic screenings

as of December 31, 2010.

(80% or higher is considered high-performing

according to PBIS standards.)

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Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC)


NAP SACC is an intervention in 3-5 star

rated child care centers that aims to

improve the environments, policies and

practices of nutrition and physical activity

through self-assessment and technical

assistance. The project targets children ages

two to five and includes a facility self-

assessment, a series of workshops, action

planning, and technical assistance from

trained Health Consultants. Participating

facilities also receive materials that promote

healthy eating and physical activity based

on needs determined from their self-

assessments.

(Funded by Smart Start and NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund)

Agency: Wayne County Health Department


Impacts:

8 child care facilities participated

in the NAP SACC Program.

67 child care teachers, directors

and kitchen staff participated in

the series of five workshops.

332 children ages two to five were

impacted by the program.

Outcomes:

100% of participating facilities

demonstrated improvement in nutrition

and physical activity practices as

measured by pre– and post-assessment

scores. Improvements included additions

of new foods, milk and fruit changes,

increased whole grains, healthier food

preparation, parent education, special

occasion changes, increased physical

activity, additional play equipment and

nutrition education materials, and the use

of a physical activity and nutrition curricu-

lum.

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Safe Kids


Safe Kids Coalitions work to prevent

childhood accidental injury, the leading

killer of children under fourteen years of age.

The Partnership for Children serves as the

lead agency for Safe Kids Wayne County.

Other participating agencies include the

Wayne County Health Department,

Goldsboro Exchange Club, Goldsboro

Pediatrics, Cooperative Extension, Goldsboro

Fire Department, Wayne County EMS,

Goldsboro Family YMCA, Goldsboro Police

Department, and NC Highway Patrol.

(Funded by Smart Start, Safe Kids NC and

Safe Kids Worldwide)



Impacts:

13 Safe Kids events were

held during the fiscal year.

Approximately 189 car seats

were checked for proper

installation.

64 new car seats were

distributed.

6 educational workshops

were held for expectant

parents.

Safe Kids Activities:

Child Passenger Safety

Car Seat Checks

Spot the Tot

Pedestrian Safety

Water Safety

Bicycle Safety, Bicycle Rodeos

and Bicycle Helmets

ATV Safety

Railroad Crossing Safety

Playground Safety

Fire Safety

Halloween Safety

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Community Services Coordination

Impacts:

Social networking opportunities were

expanded including Facebook, Twitter,

and website updates (www.pfcw.org).

12 newspaper article/briefs regarding

Partnership activities were published.

Partnership participated in at least 23

community events such as fall

festivals and health fairs.

8 special events or performances were

hosted by the Partnership including

assembly programs and the Born

Learning Festival.

75 presentations for the community

were provided to civic groups,

parents, churches, and other groups.


Community Services Coordination

provides bilingual public information and

education campaigns designed to increase

community involvement, expand parent

knowledge, and develop partnerships with

education, business, faith, civic, social and

health organizations. Activities include

publicity and marketing, resource

development, community event

participation, Safe Kids events, and

linking parents with services.

(Funded by Smart Start and other grants)



Outcomes:

Proceeds from the Lobster & Shrimp Fest Fundraiser provided over $5,000.00 to support

Partnership for Children activities.

Lobster

&

Shrimp

Fest

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Prenatal Education Project

Impacts:

149 parents participated in

prenatal education classes. Of

the 149, 39 were teen parent

participants funded by a United

Way grant.

6 series of seven-week work-

shops were conducted for

expectant mothers and fathers

during the year.

9 additional one-day condensed

workshops were held on

Saturdays.

Approximately 876 Embrace the

Miracle Baby Bags were distrib-

uted to new mothers in the hos-

pital.


Prenatal education classes are offered to

expectant parents multiple times per year in

both a seven-week series format and a one-

day condensed workshop. A certified doula

(labor coach) and a registered nurse teach the

classes, and guest speakers also give

presentations. The program includes a tour of

the hospital’s birthing facility. The classes are

offered at no charge and are designed for

expectant mothers at the beginning of their

third trimester of pregnancy.

Fathers are encouraged to attend.

(Funded by Smart Start and United Way of

Wayne County)


Allocation: See Community Svc. Coordin.

Outcomes:

Of the 149 prenatal class participants who completed an evaluation, 100% stated

that the instruction they received helped prepare them for labor and delivery.

100% of the 149 survey respondents also stated that they were more knowledgeable

about programs and services offered by the Partnership for Children because of

their enrollment in the class.

Prenatal Education Topics:

Nutrition

Stages of Pregnancy

Labor & Delivery

Pain & Medications

Relaxation Techniques

Breast Feeding/

Postpartum

Basic Infant Care


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Young Moms Connect


Young Moms Connect (YMC) is a three—year

federally-funded initiative through the NC Division

of Health and Human Services, Division of Public

Health, Women’s Health Branch that was rolled out

in five NC counties in April 2011 including Wayne,

Rockingham, Onslow, Nash and Bladen counties.

The initiative connects young women age 13 -24 who

are pregnant and/or parenting with a comprehensive

range of services through several community

agencies. Evidence-based best practices guide this

initiative’s focus removing barriers and bridging gaps

in services for these young women in the community.

The young women effectively use the services

available to them in a coordinated way so they are

successful at reaching their goals with health

maintenance, parenting skills and self-sufficiency.

Ultimately the program works with the young women

to delay any subsequent unplanned pregnancies while

they work on these goals.

Lead Agency: Partnership for Children

Allocation: $128,332

Outcomes:

Six evidence-based best practices guide this

initiative’s focus as barriers are removed and

connections are made for these young women in our

community. This initiative guides young women to

effectively use the services available to them in a

coordinated way, so that they will be more success-

ful at reaching their goals and ultimately more self-

sufficient.

The best practices cover the following areas:

1) Early entry and effective utilization of prenatal

care

2) Establishment and utilization of a medical home

3) Reproductive life planning

4) Tobacco cessation

5) Promotion of healthy weight

6) Domestic violence prevention


Partnering Agencies:

From its inception, this initiative has brought

together an active, local Community Advisory

Committee to address systems changes in Wayne

County. The Partnership for Children serves as the

lead agency and houses the YMC Director. This

grant provides funding for five staff positions in

Wayne County. In addition to the YMC Director,

these staff positions include additional home visiting

staff at both Cooperative Extension (Parents as

Teachers model) and WAGES (Healthy Families

America model); a Partnership for Children prenatal

educator who has expanded her ability to serve teens

in high schools throughout Wayne County; and a

YMC Coordinator who is providing case manage-

ment for parenting and pregnant young women within

the Health Department and community agencies.

(See page 30 for a list of YMC partners)

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Parents as Teachers


Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a

nationally recognized comprehensive

parenting education program designed to

give parents of children ages birth to

five training and support through home

visits, play-groups, parent meetings,

developmental screenings, and linkages

to community resources. Services are

provided in both English and Spanish.


Agency: Cooperative Extension

Smart Start Allocation: $142,337.00

Impacts:

100 parents and 127 children

received home visits.

752 home visits were

conducted with less than full

staffing. (Full staff = 3 FTEs)

69 unduplicated parents

participated in at least one of six

group meetings/playgroups.

108 children received

developmental screenings.

111 referrals were made for 51

unduplicated families. 85% of

referrals resulted in services

obtained.

Outcomes:

100% of parents who responded to the Smart Start Family Support Survey reported that

they are more confident and competent in their parenting skills since participating in the

program.

94% of parents who responded to the Family Support Survey reported that they used

community resources because of information provided by PAT.


0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

FYE07 FYE08 FYE09 FYE10 FYE11

Parents as Teachers Annual Home Visit Count

Actual

P rojected

Home visitation decreases are due to staff turnover

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Incredible Years BASIC Parenting Program


The Incredible Years Parenting Program

focuses on strengthening parenting

competencies (monitoring, positive discipline,

and confidence) and fostering parent

involvement in children’s school experiences

in order to promote children’s academic,

social, and emotional competencies, and

reduce conduct problems. The program is

designed to provide weekly group sessions

over a 14-week time period for 12-16 parents

who have children either ages two to five or

six to twelve with challenging behaviors.

(Funded by Smart Start and NC Division of

Public Health and United Way)



Impacts:

4 series of 14 or more sessions

were conducted during the

fiscal year for parents of

children ages three to five.

3 series of 14 or more sessions

were conducted for parents of

children ages six to twelve.

84 parents of children from

three to five years or six to

twelve years of age enrolled in

the program.

64 of the 84 parents (79%)

completed at least 11 of the 14

parenting sessions.

PROGRAM GOALS:

Promote parent competencies and strengthen families.

Increase positive and nur-turing parenting.

Reduce critical and vio-lent discipline approaches by replacing spanking with positive strategies such as ignoring, using logical and natural conse-quences, redirecting, mon-itoring, and problem-solving.

Improve parents’ problem-solving skills, anger man-agement, and communica-tion skills.

Outcomes:

For the parents who completed both the pre– and post-assessments, a comparison of their scores indicated a reduction in the frequency and intensity of their child’s challenging behaviors and the parents’ use of harsh discipline.

There were also positive gains in the mean scores regarding appropriate discipline, positive parenting, clear expectations, and monitoring.


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Born Learning


The Born Learning Campaign is a national

public engagement campaign designed to

increase awareness that children learn best

in loving, nurturing relationships and

through everyday experiences. The program

focuses on helping parents, caregivers,

and communities create early learning

opportunities for young children. The

Partnership accomplishes this through the

distribution of Born Learning materials in

new mothers’ Baby Bags, inclusion of Born

Learning materials and videos in prenatal

education and other classes, articles in

parent newsletters, and an annual Born

Learning Children’s Festival held at Herman

Park.

(Funded by United Way of Wayne County)



Impacts:

Approximately 876 new mothers

received Born Learning materials at

the hospital in their Embrace the Mir-

acle Baby Bags from the Partnership.

Over 1,600 people registered at the

Born Learning Festival on June 4,

2011.

Over 40 community agencies, civic

groups, and businesses participated in

the Born Learning Festival, as well as

dozens of volunteers.

Outcomes:

83% of 142 festival survey respondents

agreed that the Born Learning Festival

demonstrated the concept that children

are born learning and that parents can

help their children learn in everyday

moments.

96% of 142 survey respondents stated

that they learned something new about

at least one community agency during

the Born Learning Festival.


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2011

Lobster

& Shrimp

Fest

Fundraiser


Born Learning

Children’s Festival

Shrimp and

Live Maine

Lobsters

Cooked to

Order.

Lobster

Pick-up

Multicultural Arts for Tots

Performances

Sponsored by

Target



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Smart Start Budget FYE11 $2,152,387.00

More at Four Budget FYE11 $3,421,154.00

Grants, Donations, Fundraisers and Workshop Fees $176,721.00

Total Budget for FYE11 $5,750,262.00

Partnership Resources and Expenditures:

Program Coordination, Evaluation

and Monitoring


This program provides programmatic and

fiscal monitoring and evaluation of in-house

and sub-contracted activities, manages data

collection, prepares reports, and develops

program activities.




Legislative mandates require

that at least 30% of Smart Start

funds be allocated to child care

subsidy. During this fiscal year,

the Partnership for Children of

Wayne County allocated 42.3%

to child care subsidy.

Similarly, local partnerships

are required to spend at least

70% on child care related

services. In Fiscal Year 10-11,

74.8% of Smart Start funding

was spent on child care related

services. Cash and In-kind Smart Start Match


and sub-contracting agencies

generated over $281,085.00 in

cash and in-kind contributions

for the fiscal year ending June

30, 2011.

1,147 volunteer hours were

documented by Board

members, Committee members,

student interns and other

Partnership volunteers during

this fiscal year.

Total Partnership Expenditures by Category for All Funds– FYE11

57%

16%

9%

6%

5%

3% 2%2%

More at Four Pre-k

Subsidy

Early Care & Educ.

Partnership Admin.

Family Support

Program & FiscalAccountability

Outreach

Health & Safety

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Major Funders

Smart Start (State of NC)

More at Four (State of NC)

NC Division of Public Health/ Women’s

Health Branch

United Way of Wayne County

NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund

Donors

Amerigas

Coca Cola Cooper Bussmann

Culligan Bottled Water

Goldsboro Exchange Club

Goldsboro Rotary Club

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Kiwanis Club of Goldsboro

Krispy Kreme

NC Arts Council/Arts Council of Wayne

County

Optimist Club of Goldsboro

Pet Milk

Pizza Inn

Safe Kids NC

Safe Kids Worldwide

Target

The Partnership for Children of Wayne County is primarily funded through two of

NC’s early childhood initiatives (Smart Start and More at Four). Our Partnership also

relies on the support of the local community for sponsorship of events such s the Born

Learning Festival funded by United Way, the Multicultural Arts for Tots programs funded

by Target and the annual Kindergarten Registration Book Bag Project . United Way grants

also provided funding for a teen prenatal education program and the Incredible Years par-

enting program. Volunteers contribute valuable hours by working on committees and as-

sisting with special projects and fundraisers. Proceeds from the Annual Lobster & Shrimp

Fest have funded projects such as the Kindergarten Book Bag Project and providing col-

lege scholarships for child care providers.


Donations from civic groups

and businesses support the

Partnership’s annual Book

Bag Project for hundreds of

children during Kindergarten

Registration.

Goldsboro Exchange

Club

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Community Involvement

Born Learning Festival Participating Agencies & Business Supporters

Arts Council of Wayne County

Autism Society of Wayne County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County

Coca-Cola

Cooperative Extension - Parents As Teachers

Culligan Bottled Water

Goldsboro Elite Martial Arts

Goldsboro Family YMCA

Goldsboro Fire Dept.

Goldsboro Parks & Recreation

Goldsboro Pediatrics

Goldsboro Police Dept.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

La Leche

Local Interagency Coordinating Council

McDonald’s –Dixon Foods

Migrant Education Program

Mt. Olive Pickle Company

NC Highway Patrol

NOVA Behavioral Healthcare Corp.

Pizza Inn

Real Diaper Association

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Seven Springs Public Library

Stepping Stones Stables

WAGES Early Head Start/Head Start

WAGES First Steps

Wal-Mart

Wayne Community College

Wayne County Health Department:

Child Service Coordination

Dental Services

Health Check/Choice

Health Service Team

Innovative Approaches

WIC

Wayne County Environmental Health

Wayne County Public Library

Wayne County Public Schools

Wayne County Safe Kids

Wayne Memorial Hospital

Wayne Uplift Resource Assoc.

Civic and Community Groups:

4-H Volunteers


Goldsboro Exchange Club

Goldsboro Junior Women’s Club

Goldsboro Key Club

Goldsboro Rotary Club

Oak Forest Church of Christ

Optimist Club

Rios de Agua Viva Presbyterian Church

St. Mary School Volunteers

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

Thoroughfare Fire Department

Wayne Christian School Volunteers

Lobster and Shrimp Fest

Party Hosts

Chuck and Lori Allen

Gordon and Sandy Bateman

Kathy and Doug Best

Joe Democko

Ven and Ashley Faulk

Patty and Joe Huffman with Kristin and

Jeff Neiman

Don and Lynn Magoon with Charlie and

Kay Albertson

Steve and Susan Parr

with Pat and Susan Hawkins

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Board Members, Staff, and Volunteers at Work

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Executive Committee

Sissy Lee-Elmore, Chair

Rick Rogers, Vice-Chair

Kathy Best, Treasurer

Lisa Millard, Secretary

Donna Phillips, At-Large

Planning and Oversight

Tasha Logan, Chair

Tommy Benson

Linda Holden-Cox

Sissy Lee-Elmore (ex officio)

Sudie Davis

Kent Herring

David Poythress

Betty Slowinski

Finance and Audit

Kathy Best, Chair

Charles Ivey


Howard Scott

Bill Batts

Ven Faulk

Hattie Frederick

Sherry Granberry

David Poythress

James Roosen

Tracy Schmeltzer

Resource Development

Karla Jeffreys, Chair


Karen Burnette

Ray Burrell

Melanie Cox

Nina Fields

Sherry Frye

Sherry Granberry

Jamie Livengood

Kristin Neiman

Dianne Uzzell

Publicity/Marketing

Ken Derksen, Chair

Sonya Strouse


Marissa Davis

Michelle Estrada

Jacqueline Lippold

Sherry Frye

BOARD COMMITTEES as of June 30, 2010

Non-Board members serving on committees in italics

Governance


Rick Rogers

Lisa Millard

Charles Ivey

Peggy Teague

Carla Stafford

Glenda Potts

Safe Kids Coalition

Ricky Barnes

Brenda Bass

Jerry Burton

Sherwood Daly

Marissa Davis

Bill Edgerton

Joy Gottshall

Bennie Grady

Jimmy Graham

Keith Harris

Renae Harris

Kent Herring

Ray Hill

Franklin Lane

Angie Maddux

Don Magoon

John Morton

Karen Padgett

David Poythress

Patsy Spear

Gary Whaley

Summer Young

Young Mom’s Connect

Lakisha Aldridge

Rosa Aduelo

Jordan Carrasquillo

Patricia Colon

Julie Clyde

Nola Claiborne

Michelle Estrada

Linda Holden-Cox

Shelbra Jackson

Sharon Jeans

Debbie Jones

Juanita Larkins

Sissy Lee-Elmore

Katherine MacDonald

Catrina Marsh

Diane Mullins

Melissa Murray

LaShonda Oliver

Amanda Pliler

Marlee Ray

Erica Reid

James Roosen

Julie Sutton

Michele Wiggins

Shari Wooten

Vandora Yelverton

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gratefully acknowledges our major financial

supporters for Fiscal Year

2010-2011

United Way

of Wayne County

annual report- fye 2011

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