Organization: SMART START ROWAN INC
Mission: TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PRESCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ROWAN COUNTY, NC.
Activities: NORTH CAROLINA PRE-KINDERGARTEN IS A STATE FUNDED, HIGH QUALITY PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE SCHOOL READINESS AND PREPARE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS FOR KINDERGARTEN.
CHILD CARE EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY-ENHANCED SUBSIDY PAYMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE FACILITIES SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 351 CHILDREN PER MONTH TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE.
HEALTH & SAFETYGOAL 3: IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EXPECTING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE IN ROWAN COUNTY.OBJECTIVE 1: HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SERVED BY SMART START ROWAN ACTIVITIES WILL SUSTAIN A DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING RATE OF OVER NINETY PERCENT (90%) OF ALL CHILDREN SEEN BY THEIR PRACTICE FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.OBJECTIVE 2: SIXTY PERCENT (60%) OF CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATING IN AN ANTI-OBESITY PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SMART START ROWAN WILL INDICATE AN INCREASE IN THE INCORPORATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO THEIR CURRICULUM.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Health Care