Guilford County Partnership for Children Inc.

“A copy of the 990 is distributed to the members of the executive committee via email, prior to the filing of the return and approved by the executive committee prior to the filing of the return. Copies of the return are made available to the entire board after the approval by the executive committee and prior to the filing of the return.”

“Members file disclosure statements and conflicts of interest are announced before each vote. Members with conflicts are required to abstain from voting on matters which they have a conflict. All abstentions are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The Board utilized an independent human resource firm to review and develop the current Executive Director job description and compensation.”

“The organizations operates under the NC Public Records Law. The noted documents are kept at the organization's office and are available upon request. The organization will also post this information on it's website.”

“The Guilford County Partnership for Children is a local non-profit strategically directing Smart Start and NC Pre-K funding to ensure equitable access to high quality childcare, professional development for early childhood educators and caregivers, family support and pre-literacy programs. GCPC is part of North Carolina's nationally recognized, statewide Smart Start network. Our mission is to partner with families, early childhood educators, and our community to support the diverse needs of children prenatal to age five, ensuring their success in school and in life.”

“The Guilford County Partnership for Children is a local non-profit strategically directing Smart Start and NC Pre-K funding to ensure equitable access to high quality childcare, professional development for early childhood educators and caregivers, family support and pre-literacy programs. GCPC is part of North Carolina's nationally recognized, statewide Smart Start network. Our mission is to partner with families, early childhood educators, and our community to support the diverse needs of children prenatal to age five, ensuring their success in school and in life.”

“Health and Early Intervention-With its Smart Start grant, Guilford County Partnership for Children invests in programs that support healthy development and learning each year. The Every Baby Guilford Adopt A Mom Program provided financial support for prenatal care for 54 pregnant persons who do not qualify for Medicaid and are under/uninsured. Guilford Family Connects offers nurse home visits to all deliveries in Guilford County. The Partnership funded roughly 30% (of the nurse home visits providing support, education, and early identification and referral of health & safety concerns for approximately 585 participating families). The Family Support Network of Central Carolina Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) program provided support, education, and connections to 421 families who have a child with special needs or experience a NICU stay. Bringing Out the Best provided coaching and education services for 220 children struggling with social/emotional and behavioral challenges in both the home with 1,468 family contacts and early childcare education settings through 92 on site consultation visits. Child Care Health Consultant nurses provide technical assistance to childcare providers to identify and resolve health and safety concerns as well as supporting children with special health needs. 1,103 on site visits were completed.”

“Family Support-With Smart Start funding, Guilford County Partnership for Children invests in evidence-based programs and strategies that support and guide children ages prenatal to 5 and their families. Services include parent education, home visiting and early literacy activities. Parents As Teachers-Guilford County served 40 families with 260 home visits by a certified parent educator, group support activities and linkages to community support. The Healthy Start program served 219 families susceptible for abuse or neglect by 1,963 home visits and five group activities aimed at reducing family stress, enhanced parenting skills and knowledge of child health and development and improve access to needed services. The Family Literacy Program served 118 parents/caregivers working to improve their literacy skills and 128 children participated in PACT (Parent and Child Time) sessions to build pre-literacy skills. The Partnership directly supports families through our Awareness and Engagement program with 2,305 parents participating in engagement efforts promoting awareness of the importance of early childhood and utilization of related resources.”

“Early Care and Education - The Guilford County Partnership for Children is committed to accessible, affordable and high quality childcare for all young children. To achieve high levels of care (NC uses a 5 star quality rating system) Smart Start resources are allocated to fund the Education, Quality Improvement and Professional Development (EQuIPD) program administered by UNC-G. EQuIPD provides opportunities for early care and education teachers, family child care providers, and administrators to experience professional development and educational planning, peer coaching, curriculum development experiences, director leadership, consultation of learning contexts for teachers and quality enhancement for facilities. As a result of these strategies, 620 early childhood professionals from 120 facilities participated in professional development sessions, and 659 technical assistance consultations occurred. The Children and Families First Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification program is a national credentialing program through the Council for Professional Recognition. This exceptional early childhood education program for teachers wanting to further their careers and skills completed cohort 10 graduates. For further early childhood workforce support the Child Care Services Association with their WAGE$ program are serving 275 childcare providers with income supplements as they continue their secondary education in the field.”

“Books for Outreach $11,709; Gift Cards for Needs Assessment Participation $732; Gift Cards for participation in Week of the Young Child $50; Gift Cards for Teacher of the Year and Assistant Teacher of the Year $100”

“Modified Cash”

“The North Carolina general statutes require a bi-annual audit. The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. oversees a statewide bid process in order to select an independent audit firm. Each local partnership's staff and board assumes the oversight of their audit.”