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Catawba County Parent Education Program
Contact: Paul Holden 828-241-2459
Parent education and support using the Parents As Teachers®
curriculum. Parent Educators provide home visits, facilitate
parent group meetings, and help the county with transition
to Kindergarten. Educators also provide support to the More
at Four program. Services available in Spanish (call
828-345-6284) and Hmong (call 828-459-9546).
Catawba County Parenting Network
Contact: Susan Hanley 828-465-8151
A coordinated system for al parenting education and support
opportunities in the community. Offers a wide variety of
parenting programs including Active Parenting, Strengthening Families, Nurturing,
Parents Anonymous, single-session workshops,
self-study
courses, and many more.
Child Care Scholarships/Subsidies
Contact: Claudia Catlin 828-695-5717
Financial assistance through the
Division of Child Development
and
Catawba County Social Services
to enable income-eligible children to attend quality child
care programs. Also provides supplemental funds to child care
centers with higher level licenses to help them maintain
quality.
Children’s Advocacy Center
Contact: Deborah Johnson, Executive Director 828-465-9296
Provides a continuum of services to victims of child sexual
abuse.
Children’s Resource Center
Contact: Monica Thomas 828-328-8228
A resource and referral agency which provides families with an
easy way to find licensed child care centers, family child
care homes, and other preschool programs, and learn more about
quality child care and other available services. Serves as a
main contact for parents to access programming through the
Parenting Network. Provides training and support for child
care providers and maintains a special emphasis on improving
professional development of child care staff.
Dental Health Services & Education
Contact: LeeAnn Ward 828-695-5816
Presents the "Tooth Time" dental education curriculum to
preschool children in child care settings and also coordinates
dental care through
Catawba County Public Health
and a variety of other dental health providers for
income-eligible preschool children who have tooth decay.
Early Childhood Professional
Development Coordinator
Contact: Andra Ingle 327-7000 ext. 4515
Early Childhood Professional Development Coordinator with
Catawba Valley Community College
will provide support, instruction, and professional
development planning to promote increased education levels of
child care staff in Catawba and Alexander counties.
Early Childhood Support Team
Contact: Kathy Marshall 828-256-5084
Multidisciplinary team made up of nurses, behavior
specialists, and educational specialists who provide
consultation services for child care programs. Also provides
individual counseling and support for children who are
experiencing difficulties in child care settings. A
collaboration between
FamilyNet and
Catawba County Public Health..
Tyndall Center Therapeutic Preschool
Contact: Greg Suddreth 828-256-5056
Sipe’s Orchard Home provides
therapeutic preschool opportunities for preschoolers who have
been excluded from traditional day cares for atypical
behaviors.
Child Care WAGE$®
Contact: Child Care Services Association 919-967-3272
A salary supplement project for child care teachers,
directors, and family child care providers, that rewards
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