Timeline PhotosTonight is the LAST Friday night concert of the year! Don’t miss it with local favorites Gnarly Fingers! We will be open until 9!
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Are there enough infant -toddler classrooms in our region?
News 13 Investigates: Extreme childcare shortage in WNC
Many parents throughout the mountains are frustrated and frantic over the lack of available childcare. WLOS. It's become such a big problem that Buncombe County commissioners recently committed $3. 6 ...Hot off the press! Our 2019 AttendaNCe Counts Community Toolkit is designed to help schools and community partners get the word out about the importance of regular school attendance in preschool and the early grades. It includes a factsheet about chronic absence in NC, ways to take to action, an attendance proclamation for Superintendents to sign, social media tools and more--all in time for Attendance Awareness Month in September!
Check it out here and share in your community: bit.ly/2KVixMy
Did you know? Please let all childcare professionals in your area know about this program. Then have them contact us officemanager@rapc.org
Happy first day of school ✏️ to all our parent and teacher friends. And for all of us, here is the NC School Bus 🚌 Stop 🛑 Law.
Excellent job opportunity
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Employment - Buncombe Partnership for Children
Buncombe Partnership for Children is an equal opportunity employer.We look for qualified individuals with a passion for early childhood developmentThis staff Friday goes out to the one and only Stevie, who we will all miss terribly. Stevie's brought a lot of creativity and passion to her work in this office, and is really dedicated to learning in so many ways (from technological skills, to thinking about equity, to pushing for new trainings) and has made a huge difference in the field and at our office because of her drive to make the world around her a better place,🌟🌟🌟
We wish her the best of luck in her new role as an Early Years Professional Learning Specialist with WIDA through the University of Wisconsin! (Her last day isn't until September 6th, but I'm posting this now). If you think you have what it takes to fill her shoes, you can learn more about the position at buncombepfc.org/employment. Thanks for everything, Stevie! -BPFC Staff.
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Hayesville restaurant named one of best in country
He is a man with a golden touch or a copper touch. The Copper Door in Hayesville has been named one of the best restaurants in the country. Scott Mason, the Tar Heel Traveler, has more.What if engaging and learning from families was built into all aspects of NC’s early childhood system? A State Family Engagement and Leadership Coalition, led by NC DHHS’ Division of Child Development and Early Education, Smart Start, parents and others, met again today to move towards this vision.
NCECF is glad to join them in this important work. #notaboutmewithoutme
We've been holding some community meetings with the Local Interagency Coordinating Councils this month. A few of you expressed an interest about data sources. I've put together a quick list. If you have suggestions, let me know. I'll try an annotate them at some point. myazan@rapc.org
rapc.org/data/
Data Sources and Documents – Region A Partnership for Children
Data Sources and Documents The Region A Partnership for Children relies on public and private sources for data and fact-based information to help inform our work within the community. The Partnership ...NC 211
www.nc211.org/
Check out NC Care 360.
www.nccare360.org
Data source for Region 1 Social Determinants of Health
nc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=def612b7025b44eaa1e0d7af43f4702b
North Carolina Social Determinants of Health by Regions
North Carolina Social Determinants of Health by NC Association of Local Health Department 10 RegionsSequoyah Birthplace Museum to hold Cherokee Fall Festival - The Cherokee One Feather
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum to hold Cherokee Fall Festival - The Cherokee One Feather
The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally-owned museum, will host its 28th annual Cherokee Fall Festival on Sept. 7-8 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
rapc.org/2019/07/01/community-connector/
Early Childhood Community Organizer – Region A Partnership for Children
Posted on July 1, 2019Author Murat Early Childhood Community Organizer The Region A Partnership for Children seeks qualified applicants for part time Early Childhood Community Organizer to engage fami...We hope more businesses will get involved with Family Forward NC here in the mountains. If you are a business owner or know one, please take a look at this article and video and share if you feel it is appropriate or relevant.
familyforwardnc.com/summitvideo/?ct=t(FFNC_Newsletter_Jan_24_COPY_01)
@Region A Partnership for Children and @ Cherokee Preservation Foundation: Fostering early literacy success through traditional Cherokee folk tale and language. Teacher books and books for children available to childcare professionals. Please contact us at 828.586.0661 or officemanager@rapc.org for more information.
#tsalaginews @ Cherokee One Feather
An important organization for our counties: www.cvent.com/events/appalachia-strong-prosperity-progress-growth-/event-summary-b3598629ab284e6d...
APPALACHIA STRONG: prosperity.progress.growth
Innovative ideas. Productive partnerships. Local leadership. These are some of the successful strategies fueling Appalachia’s prosperity, progress, and growth.Article about Digital Preschools. www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/technology/preschool-online-waterford-upstart.html?nl=todaysheadlines&...
An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another
It is not a program for children of the rich. It is geared to lower-income families who have fewer prekindergarten options.We are hiring!!! 3 Positions with RAPC available.
Please send in your applications asap.
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Employment Opportunities – Region A Partnership for Children
Employment Opportunities The Region A Partnership for Children is growing and we need your help! Currently, we have 3 positions available: 2 Positions available with the Parents As Teachers program ho...We are so so excited about this month, not only because it’s National Ice Cream Month, but we have partnered up with the I Pledge for Ice Cream Project in all of our locations! 🍦 As a sweet way to say, “Thank you for Your Patriotism”, starting on July 1st (TODAY!!) from 4-7 m, we will be giving any child (ages 12 and under, accompanied by an adult) who can recite the Pledge of Allegiance a free kids cake cone, cup, or one of our signature warm waffle cones! Patriotic participants should come to either of our locations for the kick off event!
After the kick off, we will be holding additional I Pledge for Ice Cream Events every Monday in July from 4-7 pm! That’s five I Pledge events this month!!
Come out and support your patriotism starting today at 4pm! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | Smart Start & The North Carolina Partnership for Children
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | Smart Start & The North Carolina Partnership for Children
In 2017, North Carolina’s state lawmakers included $3.5 million in the first year and $7 million in the second year of the state budget for Smart Start to administer Dolly Parton’s Imagination Lib...The longitudinal study found that at age 40, the participants who experienced the preschool program
Had fewer teenage pregnancies
Were more likely to have graduated from high school
Were more likely to hold a job and have higher earnings
Committed fewer crimes
Owned their own home and car
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Perry Preschool Project - HighScope
Perry Preschool Project More than 50 years ago, the Perry Preschool Project forever changed the trajectory of early education. Does High-Quality Preschool Education Make a Difference? The Perry Projec...