The Region A Partnership for Children is accepting new NC Pre-K Site Applications from child care centers and public preschools holding five star rated NC licenses to serve as sub-contractors in the NC Pre-K program serving four-year old children from August 2022 through May 2023 in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties…
When: Saturday April 30, 2022RAIN DATE: Saturday May, 14, 2022Where: Waynesville Rec Center 550 Vance StreetTime: 10:00am—12:00pmWho: All families (expecting through pre-K) Calling all parents & preschoolers! Join us at the Waynesville Rec Center for our FREE Roll & Read event!There will be booths and reading stations for the kids, free prizes, refreshments, family resources,…
Region A Partnership for Children and Summit Charter School We had a wonderful time partnering with Summit Charter School in Cashiers, NC over the Thanksgiving Day weekend promoting early literacy. The Region A Partnership for Children’s (RAPC) Jackson County Parents as Teachers Parent Educator, Patsy Allen and Program Evaluator, Murat Yazan, had a chance to…
North Carolina’s child care providers faceprecarious financial positions becauseof COVID-19, threatening parents’ accessto affordable, high-quality care. As of December 2020, approximately 90% ofNorth Carolina’s child care providers were open,but child care enrollment levels statewide are ataround 60% of their pre-pandemic levels. Withthin profit margins even in good times, this isa financially unsustainable position that couldlead…