Alexander County Partnership for Children provides support for parents and families in Alexander County.

Child Passenger Safety Seat Program is funded by the United Way of Alexander County and Buckle Up Kids.  Car seats are evaluated for appropriateness, safety, and proper installation.  The activity also provides parents with a hands-on educational session to ensure that the knowledge and skill of the parent is increased to effectively secure the car seat within the vehicle themselves. ACPC staff are certified Child Passenger Safety Seat Technicians.  Car seat inspections are made by appointment.
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Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) links parents to quality regulated child care while providing families with information and materials about other community resources.
For Information on child care options call toll free:
1-877-670-8735
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Child Care Subsidy helps parents pay for child care so they can work or attend school, provides information to parents about how to choose a safe, quality child care arrangements.
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Community Outreach sponsors family fun days filled with valuable resources for parents; makes public presentations to civic groups, businesses, and the day care association; and holds community needs assessments. This program raises the community’s awareness and support of Smart Start and the partnership’s current activities.

NC PreK (formerly More at Four) is a state funded community based pre-kindergarten program that works to provide high-quality educational experiences as a means to enhance school readiness for four year olds. Alexander County’s NCPK sites are located at LuLu's Child Enrichment Center, First Baptist Church Child Development Center, Alexander County Head Start, and Salem Sloan Child Enrichment Center.
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Reach Out and Read partners with medical care practices to provide pre-literacy opportunities for children and their parents. The participating medical care providers incorporate Reach Out and Read® into young children’s regular pediatric checkups or well-child visits. During each of the routine visits, parents receive a new, culturally- and developmentally-appropriate book to take home and read to their children. The medical care providers discusses the importance of reading, model reading a book aloud to the child, and encourage parent-child interactions as part of pre-literacy and language development. The program begins at the child’s 6-month checkup and continues through age five.

Circle of Parents provides a parent support group for families with a child or children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years, not yet enrolled in kindergarten. The group meets on Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 11:30 at the partnership office. A developmentally appropriate playgroup is provided for the children and parent child interactions are encouraged.
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Looking for child care?

Call
1-877-670-8735
Region 9 Child Care
Resource and Referral

Visit the NC Division of
Child Development