Closed for the Holidays~

Just a reminder~ Our office will be CLOSED on Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 for the holidays. 


We want to thank you for a wonderful year and all the many fun times we have had when you visit! We also want to thank you for all the support you have shown the Mitchell-Yancey Partnership for Children and our Lending Library and for supporting SMART START too!! We wish you all the best for the coming new year!

Your friends~ Jennifer, Greta, Megan, Suzette, Sylvia and MaryLee

Family Child Care Homes and your STAR Rating~

Do you own a Family Child Care Home and want to increase your STAR Rating to a 3 or higher? If so contact our office on information about the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project.

 

T.E.A.C.H. can help Family Child Care Providers operating a licensed program:

• Enroll in coursework to earn a NC Early Childhood Credential, Associate or Bachelor Degree

• Receive financial support to help with 50-80% of the cost of tuition and books as well as a $65.00 transportation stipend each semester

• Receive paid release time to help support the cost of a substitute while you attend class*

• Receive a $100 - $350 bonus upon completion of credit hours

• Meet Child Care WAGE$ salary supplement program requirements

Call our office at 828-682-0717 in Yancey Co. or 828-765-5130 in Mitchell Co. or call 919-967-3272 and ask to speak with a T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Counselor.

 

We're here to help!!

Congrats to Mark Cagle!

Congratulations to Mark Cagle for being the recipient of the 50,000th Imagination Library book!!

Do you know of a child in Mitchell or Yancey County -birth to 5 yrs. old? If so, they are eligible to receive a FREE book each month! It's easy to enroll! You can either give us a call at 682-0717 or 765-5130 or you can log on to: www.imaginationlibrary.com  ~ it's that easy!!

Way to go Mark and keep READING!! :D