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Newspaper Articles
2012

•• February 2: Fatherhood and young children discussion Tuesday

•• February 2: DCIA awards seed grants

•• February 1: Faith event focuses on fathers

•• January 31: Durham's Partnership for Children receives grants for TTK Initiative

•• January 26: Fatherhood and young children discussion

•• January 20: Lunch and learn focuses on getting fathers involved

•• January 17: Getting kids into pre-k classes

•• January 15: DPS looks to add to pre-k offerings

•• January 10: Partnership, B&N collect 2,800 books in holiday drive

2011

•• December 27: The best time to talk about kindergarten is now

•• December 16: North Carolina Wins Race to the Top—Early Learning Challenge Grant

•• November 29: Why should we read to babies?

•• November 28: NC Pre-K: Center of a political tug-of-war

•• November 10: How to reduce holiday stress, for you and your kids

•• November 9: Voters OK education sales tax

•• November 2: Sales tax would open doors at Durham Tech

•• November 1: Gateway to College program helping students

•• October 31: Partnership, B&N team up for book drive

•• October 31: Sales tax would expand early education

•• October 26: Helping Durham County students - from birth to college

•• October 19: Local sales and use tax for education

•• October 19: Temple plans Children's Sabbath service

•• October 18: Churches share strategies for making life better

•• October 18: Obesity prevention: healthy eating habits

•• October 13: 'The State of Durham's Children' talk

•• October 13: Interfaith Children's Sabbath Oct. 23

•• October 11: Unanimous vote on surcharge resolution

•• September 23: Sessions to focus on preventing child abuse, neglect

•• September 21: Lunch and Learn explores child abuse

•• September 16: In need of a full stomach

•• September 15: Lunch and Learn about child abuse

•• August 25: Pre-K looks a lot like what was

•• July 19: Pre-K ruling still leaves many questions

•• June 29: Public Information Statement, June 29, 2011

•• June 29: How to support early education?

•• May 29: Every child belongs to this community

•• May 29: Building a better speed trap?

•• May 19: State may cut childhood education program

•• May 12: Handling autism in the faith classroom

•• April 27: Durham program gets new families off on the right foot

•• April 24: Healthy Families

•• April 21: Dalton touts Smart Start funding

•• April 10: Cultivating workers from the cradle

•• April 3: The case for funding Smart Start, More at Four

•• March 27: Small investment, big dividends

•• March 24: Tips for dealing with early childhood

•• March 19: The evidence stacks up

•• March 15: Steps to School helps parents prep for kindergarten

•• March 10: Challenging young children class

•• March 4: Baby college helping new parents

•• March 2: Early childhood education is not a game

•• February 20: Series focuses on outreach to children

•• February 13: Fight for kids

•• February 3: Training sessions focus on birth to 5

•• January 21: Triangle Business Journal features Laura Benson as Executive Director of Durham's Partnership for Children

•• January 20: Partnership with Early Head Start program a win-win

•• January 15: Longtime nonprofits veteran Benson to lead area's Partnership for Children

•• January 6: More than 2,800 books donated

2010

•• December 29: Scholarship shortage threatening early care

•• December 13: A good book is a gift that lasts a lifetime

•• November 21: How do they know what works? Studies evaluate programs, not just student performance

•• November 21: Funding what works: Quality early childhood education closes the achievement gap

•• November 17: The cradle of early childhood education

•• November 5: Study lauds effect of More at Four

•• October 23: Quality daycare out of reach for many

•• October 21: The payoff from early education

•• October 20: Limited downtown daycare poses problems

•• August 27: Partnership is honored

•• August 27: High-quality care is critical for Durham

•• August 27: Board of Commissioners regular meeting notebook

•• July 20: Child advocacy agency loses its leader

•• June 29: Tuition a high price to pay for some cash-strapped families

•• June 28: Child care often a labor of love

•• June 29: Early childhood education: Does it pay off down the road?

•• May 29: How will you help Durham's children?

•• May 25: Supporting Durham's infants and toddlers

•• May 22: Saturday Editorial: Week's end

•• May 13: Supporting Durham families with Early Head Start

•• May 12: Reaching out to little children

•• May: Baby College helping new parents

•• April 29: Birth to age 5 breakfast 

•• April 28: Creating possibilities for our young children's future

•• April 22: Event focus is young children

•• April 4: What's next when half of Durham's kids have no hope?

•• March 30: Children's health is fundamental to school readiness.                               

•• March 9: Apply now for pre-K program.

•• February 23: Optimizing a child's readiness for school.

•• February 21: Editorial: A bad policy.

•• February 16: New DSS policy draws opposition.

•• February 16: New Social Services chief, agencies still sparring over informal child care.

•• February 14: Daycare dollars and sense.

•• February 5:  Workers want child care downtown.

•• February 5:  Kalkhof: Child care important to business.

•• February 2:  Celebrating Durham's strong pre-K initiative.

•• January 29: Surveys ID schools chief qualities.

•• January 27: Pre-K program registration appointments to be accepted.

•• January 23:  Daycare workers averaging $10/hr.

••January 21: Durham receives stimulus funding.

••January 7:  Early childhood education gains.

••January 6: Federal grant gives hope to 120 children.

••January 6: $7 million in stimulus will help build babies' brains.

2009
••December 29: Why are the early years so important?

••December 5: Letters to the Editor: Caring Community

••December 4: Stimulus wins bring own headaches. At a time when many nonprofits are facing funding shortfalls, some organizations have found respite in federal stimulus money.

••November 25:  Welsh named Partnership for Children Chair.

••November 24: Supporting school readiness through everyday activities.

••November 5: Child care worker survey is released.

••October 27: Quality child care improves youngster's skills.

••October 23: People on the move.

••October 10: Children's group meets Thursday.

••September 29: Build a community for young children. 

••September 19: Prescription for problem solving.

••September 7: Let's include 'early' in early childhood.

••September 3: Listen to the officers.

••August 28: Downtown child care options subject of brainstorm session.

••August 26: Working for 15 years for early literacy.

••July 28: Encouraging development our responsibility.

••May 9: Early childhood education needs our support.

••March 16: Infant care causes sticker shock.

••March 15: Marsha Basloe: We need more than Band-Aids right now.

••March 3: Local daycares focus on diet care.


2008
••November 19: Partnership for Children anticipates cuts.

••October 25-26: Little things affect little ones at school.

••August 17: A father documents storytime with his daughter in a book for other children.