Haywood County
Haywood CLASP
Raising A Reader
Raising A Reader’s mission is to give every child an equal opportunity at life success
by promoting daily book cuddling between parents and their young children. Raising A Reader is a
take-home book bag program, which successfully reaches the toughest, most critical population:
low income families where parents are poor readers or do not speak English well. It targets the first
five years of life, a vital development window when 90% of brain growth occurs.
Subsidized Child Care
Waiting List Reduction: Smart Start Subsidies are available
for children on a waiting list for subsidized childcare through
the NC Division of Child Development.
Expanded Eligibility: Funds for children ages 0-5 whose
family income is above the NC Division of Child Development guidelines
to qualify for subsidized childcare whose parents are still in need
of subsidy in order to be able to continue working. Funds are also
available for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect, children
who have special needs that can be addressed through placement in
childcare and children of students enrolled in a degree program
beyond the state two-year time limit for subsidized care.
Quality Infant/Toddler Bonus
The Quality Infant/Toddler Bonus project was developed to provide
bonuses to 4 and 5 star facilities in Region A to help support the
cost of quality infant/toddler slots. This project was developed
to financially stabilize the infant/toddler care that is available
in Region A. The project pays a monthly bonus for each child under
the age of 24 months in a four or five star licensed facility.
WAGE$
The WAGE$ project provides early care providers with salary supplements
that are tied to their individual levels of education and their
employment with the same childcare program for at least six months.
The project is designed to reduce turnover in childcare facilities
and homes while encouraging early care professionals to attain higher
levels of education.
Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC)
On-site consultation services for providers in childcare centers,
homes and preschools to ensure healthy environments for children
ages birth to five
Parents As Teachers (PAT)
Individualized, strength-based, in home education following the
national PAT curriculum for families with children birth to five
Copyright (©) Renato Maguire, 2006.
