1. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. 10 Years of Smart Start In McDowell County

2. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. NC’s Early Care & Education System See handouts – Evolution of North Carolina’s Early Care and Education System 1993 – Smart Start legislation passed, first 18 counties selected (12 Partnerships) 1997 – McDowell receives Smart Start funding (year 4 LP) 1999 – All 100 counties receive Smart Start

3. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. History of the Partnership 1990 – MTCC Child Development Center identified need to increase quality, affordability, and accessibility of child care in McDowell County 1990 – Children’s Services Network (CSN) formed with grant funds 1990 – Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Advisory Committee formed 1993 – Advisory Committee forms Even Start committee, becomes McDowell Child Advocates Committee 1993 – Advocates Committee applies for Smart Start funding 1994 – Advocates Committee receives grant funding and forms McDowell Partnership for Children with office at MTCC 1994 – Advocates Committee awarded Smart Start planning grant 1996-1997 – Partnership receives Smart Start designation and another planning grant 1997 – Partnership moves to offices in Henson Building (currently Early Head Start) Founding Board Members currently serving on the Board – Joy Griffith and Ed Bristol

4. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. McDowell Smart Start funding

5. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Allocation Formula Services Funding – Increases based on LP original year budget (year 4 Partnership) and Statewide Need Formula (45.32% of need met in McDowell) Administration = maximum 8% statewide, based on NCPC’s Services Funding Formula

6. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. McDowell

7. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Allocation Formula Services funding restrictions Subsidy = minimum of 30% Child care related = minimum 70% Other (health, family support, program evaluation) = maximum 30% More at Four funds NOT administered by Smart Start Budget determined by local Board of Directors

8. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Smart Start Programs: Child Care Related Wait List Prevention (subsidy) - DSS Quality Bonus (subsidy) - DSS Quality Bonus Consultant (subsidy) - DSS Subsidy Administration (subsidy) - DSS Child Care Resource & Referral - MTCC Professional Development Supplement - MTCC McSmiles Mobile Preschool – McDowell Schools Family Resource Programs: Part-Day Preschool – McDowell Schools

9. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Smart Start Programs: Other Healthy Start – The McDowell Hospital First Steps – The McDowell Hospital Family Resource Programs: Family Support (FAST, Family Reading Adventures, Circle of Parents) – McDowell Schools Parenting Skills Enhancement (Parenting Matters) – Cooperative Extension Program Evaluation – In House

10. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Child Care Availability 1990 – 8 licensed child care facilities serving 449 children, 6 family child care providers serving 27 children 0-12 years of age.18 infant slots and 24 1-year-old slots available in the county. 2008 - 31 licensed child care facilities serving 1,733 children, 10 family child care providers serving 160 children 0-12 years of age. 43 infants and 77 1-year-olds currently enrolled in the county.

11. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Care Quality

12. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Care Quality

13. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Care Quality

14. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Care Quality

15. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Care Quality

16. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Early Intervention

17. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Work to be Done Elimination of Subsidy Child Care Wait List Decrease Teacher Turnover, Increase Teacher Education, Increase Teacher Pay Increase use of Health Check Services Improve Child Dental Health Statistics Decrease Child Obesity Rate - Burke/McDowell NAP- SACC Grant (Smart Start funded) Increase Prenatal Intensive Interventions – Nurse Family Partnership Grant (NC Funder’s Alliance) Increase Transition to Kindergarten initiatives (Wachovia Grant)

18. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Subsidy Child Care Wait List 2003-04, 0 children on wait list 2004-05, 0 children on wait list 2005-06, 113 children on wait list 2006-07, 117 children on wait list 2007-08, 230 children on wait list

19. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Use of Health Check

20. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Dental Health

21. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. PBIS: Child Obesity Smart Start NAP-SACC Grant with Burke County

22. McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families, Inc. Contact Information Caroline Rodier, Executive Director McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families P.O. Drawer 158 70 N. Main Street, Suite 3 Marion, NC 28752 Phone: (828) 659-2462 Fax: (828) 659-1934 www.mcdowellpartnership-smartstart.org caroline@mcdsmartstart.org