Partnership Funded Programs
Child Care Services Association
Smart Start Child Care Scholarship Program
Supports working parents by increasing the affordability and accessibility of high-quality child care and improves school reading by promoting quality in the Durham early care and education system.
Child Care Quality Enhancement/Maintenance
Provides technical assistance to child care programs seeking to improve and maintain the quality of child care for children birth to 5 years in Durham.
Choosing & Using Quality Child Care
Provides information and referral to parents about the quality and availability of child care programs and other family resources.
Grow a Teacher
Provides technical assistance to child care teachers in developing professional development plans. Encourages high school graduates to work towards a degree in early childhood by providing scholarships and counseling/mentoring.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® AmeriCorps Program
Provides educational release time to teachers of children birth to age 5 working in licensed, nonprofit child care centers.
919.403.6950 for all of the above programs. www.childcareservices.org
WAGE$®
Provides education-based salary supplements to child care teachers, directors, and family child care providers.
919.967.3272 www.childcareservices.org
Center for Child and Family Health
Healthy Families Durham
An intensive, home-based family support program that serves primarily first-time parents with identified risk factors.
919.419.3474 www.ccfhnc.org
Community Partnerships, Inc.
Durham Inclusion Support Services
Provides consultation, technical assistance and training to child care providers and families who care for a child for whom there is a developmental, behavioral or social/emotional concern.
919.402.9400 www.compart.org
Durham Council for Children with Special Needs
Hispanic/Latino Consultation Services
Offers interpretation and translation services for Spanish-speaking families with children with or at risk for special needs. 919.956.5016
Durham County Cooperative Extension
Incredible Years
Provides parent training for parents of children birth to 5.
Welcome Baby Family Resource Center
Provides parent support groups, parenting classes and family literacy training for families with children, birth to age 5.
919.560.7150 for both programs www.welcomebaby.org
Durham County Health Department
Child Care Nutrition Consultation
Provides professional nutrition consultation to food preparation staff, teachers and directors in child care centers and homes, and to the parents of the enrolled children. 919.560.7783 www.co.durham.nc.us
Durham’s Partnership for Children
Community Awareness & Education
Works collaboratively with organizations, coalitions, groups and individuals across Durham County to educate the local community about issues affecting young children and families and how quality early care and education is a vital piece to our overall education system.
More at Four
Provides quality pre-k to eligible 4-year-old children.
The program is designed to prepare children academically and socially for kindergarten.
919.403.6960 for both programs. www.dpfc.net
El Centro Hispano, Inc.
Family Support Program
Provides Spanish speaking families with referrals to community resources, ESL classes, parent education and family literacy activities.
919.687.4635 www.elcentronc.org
Exchange Clubs’ Family Center
Early Childhood Outreach Project (EChO)
Provides consultation, training, support and referral services to Durham child care providers and families to foster social-emotional development and help manage children with challenging behaviors.
919.403.8249 x233 www.exchangefamilycenter.org
Chapel Hill Training and Outreach Program (CHTOP)
Durham Early Head Start
Durham Early Head Start serves 120 children, families, and pregnant women through two different program options: intensive home visiting services and high-quality center-based child care. Participants will also be provided with comprehensive family support and health services.
919-439-4769 www.dpfc.net/EarlyHeadStart.aspx
Other Community Organizations
Children’s Developmental Services Agency of Durham
Provides consultations and early intervention services for children birth to age three who have special needs.
919.560.5600 www.ncei.org/ei/itp/cdsa.html
Durham Connects
Durham Connects provides free nurse visits to mothers 4-6 weeks postpartum to congratulate, support and connect parents with local resources.
919.668.3295 www.durhamconnects.org
Durham Public Schools
Pre-K and Transition to Kindergarten
Provides Title I and pre-k services for exceptional children.
919.560.3505 www.dpsnc.net or http://kindergarten.dpscalendar.net/
Durham Social Services
Partners with families and communities in achieving well-being through prosperity, permanence, safety and support.
919.560.8000 http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/dssv/
Family Center of Northern Durham
Provides parent-child playgroups, family literacy programming, ESL classes and a twice weekly pre-school for Latino children ages 3 to 5.
919.627.7405 www.familycenternd.org
Family Support Network
Provides support, information, and parent matches for families with children with special needs.
919.560.5600
Immaculate Conception Church
Latina Parents Playgroup
Playgroup consists of 10 to 15 parents with their children birth to age 3. The playgroup meets once weekly for 1.5 hours for 12 weeks.
919.682.3449
La Leche League of Durham
Provides breastfeeding support to mothers and information on breastfeeding to mothers-to-be. Offers support groups and instructional group classes in three Durham locations.
1.877.4 LA LECHE (877.452.5324) www.lllofnc.org
Lincoln Community Health Center
Baby Love
Offers support to pregnant women to assist in health care needs. Maternity Care Coordinators may visit mothers-to-be at home, in the clinic at their prenatal appointment or offer support by phone.
919.956.4000 x4232
Child Service Coordination
Provides home visits for case management, health assessment monitoring, referrals and parenting information.
919.560.7723
Durham County Library
Offers story time sessions for toddlers and preschoolers.
919.560-0100 www.durhamcountylibrary.org
Operation Breakthrough
Head Start
Head Start is designed to provide a quality education for young children and help parents establish goals designed to aid the entire family. Programs operate August to May. 919.688.5541 x227 www.obtnc.com/HeadStart.htm
Teer House
A comprehensive educational resource center for patients, families, and the community as part of Duke Medicine’s Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development. Some classes are free. Other classes charge nominal fees.
919.477.2644 www.dukehealth.org/locations/teer_house
The Arc of Durham County
Serves people with developmental disabilities and their families.
919.493.8141 www.thearcofdurhamcounty.org