Nearly 200 Durham preschool teachers convene for More at Four and Head Start preservice training
Durham's Partnership for Children in partnership with Operation Breakthrough Head Start hosted a two-day training conferece, "Team Up for Early Care and Education" at Grey Stone Baptist Church.
This first joint training for Durham's pre-k program covered program standards, health and safety, nutrition, family support and transition classes for nearly 200 early childhood education who are serving nearly 1,000 children through More at Four and Head Start programs in Durham County.
"Professional development for preschool teachers in very important as 90 percent of a child's brain growth develops by preschool. These teachers are tasked with teaching children at the most critical time in their development. These trainings will support their efforts to ensure more of our county's children arrive to kindergarten ready to succeed," said Marsha Basloe, executive director of Durham's Partnership for Children.
Durham's Partnership for Children recently participated in Durham Art Council's Centerfest in Durham Central Park on Sept. 20 and 21st and El Centro Hispano's Health Fair held at Hillside Highschool on Sept. 27.
The events gave durham residents an opportunity to learn more about the Partnership. Staff distributed the community report in Spanish and English and distributed information from funded partners, such as Welcome Baby, Child Care Services Association and Exchange Clubs' Family Center's Early Chilhood Outreach (EChO) Program.
The Partnership educates the community on its work at two public outreach events.
KB Home's community book drive generates 1,400 books for young children in Duhram and Wake counties
KB Home worked with its communities across Durham and Wake counties to collect 1,400 books for young children. KB Home teamed up with Durham’s Partnership for Children and Wake County SmartStart in an effort to distribute these books for children served in early childhood settings and other community agencies.
KB Home President Trish Hanchette will be presenting more than 100 books to children served by Lyons Park Head Start in Durham on Oct. 6th as part of Head Start's National Awareness Month which is focused this year on family literacy. Durham’s Partnership for Children thanks KB Home for their leadership to support the early literacy of our young children and their families with this book drive.