Macon County
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Macon CLASP
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.
Region A Training Center
The Region A Training Coordinator provides training and technical
assistance to providers in childcare centers, family childcare homes,
and public pre-kindergarten programs serving children birth to five
throughout Region A.
Resource and Referral
The Southwestern Child Development Commission Resource and Referral
unit provides technical assistance and on-site training to childcare
centers and homes.
Quality Bonus Project
Provides bonuses to childcare centers and homes that achieve and
maintain higher star rated licenses
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
Reading Rover: Fontana Regional Library
A library vehicle, equipped with children’s books and materials
visits childcare homes and centers to share story time and early
literacy materials. Librarian trains early care providers in creative
story telling and early literacy activities.
Child's Garden
Child's Garden serves children birth to five who have behavioral
or emotional challenges. The behavior intervention therapists provide
technical assistance to childcare providers and families in the
child's natural settings. Therapists provide assessment, train providers
in therapeutic intervention, and provide referrals and service coordination
for individual children where needed in collaboration with other
professionals and programs.
Community Early Learning Groups
To be ready to learn and do well in school, children must be healthy
in their bodies, their emotions, and their relationships with other
children and adults. Starting school can be hard for any child.
Children who have not been in childcare sometimes are not ready
for the structured learning environment they find at kindergarten.
Early learning groups can help children have the opportunity to
do activities designed to help them learn in all of the areas of
development, play with children of the same age, and have health
screenings.
Parents As Teachers (PAT)
Individualized, strength-based, in home education following the
national PAT curriculum for families with children birth to five
Communications Disorder Specialist (CDS)
A multidisciplinary team of specialists working in collaboration
with the Children’s Developmental Services Agency provides
evaluation and intervention services to children (birth to five)
with autism spectrum or severe communication/sensory disorders.
The team provides support, consultation and training to families
and childcare providers as well as to in-home interventionists.
Special Support for Children with Special Needs
A licensed Infant/Toddler Massage therapist provides individualized
training to parents of children with special needs resulting from
premature birth and other health concerns. Massage techniques are
helpful in the amelioration of certain emotional and physical conditions
associated with special needs. The therapist also provides instruction
to childcare providers in the use of massage. In conjunction with
caregivers and other developmental specialists, the therapist develops
individualized treatment plans for each child and supports caregivers
in acquiring the skills necessary to provide the treatment. She
also provides workshops on the benefits and techniques of infant/toddler
massage to families, childcare providers, and other professional
caregivers. |
