SUMMER, 2014

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4
Childcare Connections
A joint newsletter of the Alamance Partnership for Children and
the Alamance Alliance for Children and Families
Water Play at
JSS Head Starts Field Day

The Alamance Partnership for Chil-
dren had a splish-splashing good tme
at JSS Head Starts Field Day on May
30th. Thank you to APC Board Member, Eddie Boswell for building
the Kid Splash that the Partnership used for the event.








Lets Move! Child Care (LMCC) celebrates its 3
rd
anniversary this
month. LMCC is a voluntary efort to empower early care and educa-
ton providers to instll healthy choices from the start. One in fve
children is overweight or obese by age six. With about 12 million
babies and young children in child care and 1 million in Head Start
natonwide, child care and Head Start providers have an important
opportunity to prevent childhood obesity by supportng the follow-
ing LMCC goals:

1) Increase Physical ActvityOne to two hours per day

2) Reduce Screen TimeNone for children under two; Thirty
minutes during the week for children older than two

3) Improve Food ChoicesFruits & vegetables at every meal

4) Provide Healthy BeveragesWater and milk

5) Support BreasteedingProvide mothers milk and allow
breasteeding

For more informaton go to Lets Move! Child Care.
Incredible Years
End of Year Celebraton
The Incredible Years pro-
gram graduated 28 par-
ents, impactng over 45
children, this spring. New
classes begin in Septem-
ber. Please call Kim Mo-
rabito for more infor-
maton or to register at
336-513-0063, ext. 118.
CHILDCARE CONNECTIONS PAGE 2
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CARRIE THEALL

We are so pleased to welcome Katie Tang to the Alamance Partnership for Children. Katie was born and raised in
southern California and graduated from Bryman College in 1995. She worked as a youth minister for 18 years in
California and also at Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro. Katie and her husband Derek were married in August 2006
which brought her to North Carolina. They have four chil-
dren: Marisa, aged six, Shayna and Joseph, aged four and
Simone, aged two.
Katies hobbies include cooking and baking to keep her forev-
er hungry husband and son fed, sewing, letterboxing, travel-
ing with her family, and spending way too many late nights
on Pinterest looking for recipes and sewing projects.
Katies responsibilities include managing the office, assisting
the executive director and finance director, program support
for all of the Partnerships many activities and keeping the
staff smiling with her sunny disposition!
Happy New Year!
Another fiscal year is about to come
to an end for the Alamance Part-
nership for Children. For us, this
feels like the end of a year and
the beginning of one with the
prospect of new funding and dif-
ferent projects. When I look
back and reflect on 2013-2014, I
am pleased to know that we are
serving more children and fami-
lies than ever in the history of
this partnership. More children
are showing up ready to begin
their school years and more par-
ents are realizing the importance
of the first years in their chil-
drens lives.
In the coming year, we are plan-
ning to increase our collaborative
efforts within the community as
well as with other Smart Start
partnerships. Knowing that our
Smart Start dollars stand little
chance of increasing in the near
future, it is imperative that we
continue to look for alternative
funding streams and new and
creative ways to partner around
our mission. Thankfully, the
staff and board members of the
Partnership are incredibly dedi-
cated to this goal. In addition,
we are working on better ways of
tracking the progress of our chil-
dren here in Alamance County.
We want to make sure that every


dollar spent is getting our com-
munity the return on the invest-
ment to early childhood develop-
ment.
So in the next few months, stay
tuned to learn how we are going
to continue to grow and serve our
youngest citizens. And as al-
ways, we welcome involvement
from our community in the way
of board or committee service.
Please contact the Partnership if
you want to become more in-
volved in the services we pro-
vide.
Looking for child care? Call Referral Central toll free at 855-327-5933
or visit www.childcareservices.org/fs/fnding .html.
Meet Kate Tang
Executve and Administratve Program Support Specialist
The next Motheread B.A.B.Y. session will be held July 8thAug.
26th. This eight week session will meet Tuesdays
at Alamance Regional Medical Center from
5:30pm7:30pm. A free childrens book is given
each week of class along with opportunites to
earn baby supplies. The class will be exploring
childrens books and learning essental pre-literacy
skills geared toward school readiness. Techniques
will be ofered that sharpen listening, speaking and writng skills, and
strengthen the bond between parent and child. This class is ofered to
new parents with a child four months or younger and pregnant par-
ents. To enroll contact Shonna Trinidad at 336-513-0063, ext. 103.

Motheread, an eight week program for families with children under
fve years old, will begin mid-September and run through early Novem-
ber from 5:00pm 7:30pm. In additon to receiving a free book at eve-
ry class, partcipants will also receive free child care and dinner. Please
contact Shonna Trinidad at 336-513-0063, ext. 103, for more infor-
maton.

The Incredible Years
Program is now taking
applicatons for the fall
2014 sessions. Classes
will begin September 2nd and 15th for parents of children ages
3-12. Please contact Kim Morabito at 336.513.0063, ext. 118 or
kmorabito@alamancechildren.org to register or for additonal
informaton.
Classes, dinner, and child care are provided at no cost. Funding
for the Incredible Years Program is made possible
by the Department of Health & Human Services,
United Way of Alamance County, and Smart Start.
Program Updates:
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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4


Parents as Teachers (PAT) is currently serving 93 families with
126 children age birth to fve in Alamance County. Families
receive at least one home visit per month. Group meetngs are
also organized for families every month. This quarter, PAT
group meetngs included an interactve story tme at May Me-
morial Library, an informatonal session about school transi-
tons hosted by Eastlawn Elementary, and a Mothers Day Cele-
braton. May Day was celebrated in the Outdoor Learning En-
vironment. Special thanks go to the Leadership Alamance class
of 2014 for collaboratng with local community businesses to
provide the materials, music and food for this fun event!


NC Pre-K applicatons
are now being ac-
cepted for the 2014-15 school year. NC Pre-K, Alamance Bur-
lington School System (ABSS), and Head Start will all accept
the same applicaton. Parents only need to fll out one appli-
caton to be considered for all of these programs. To qualify,
a child must turn four years of age on or before August 31,
2014. Parents may obtain an applicaton by contactng the
Alamance Partnership for Children, ABSS, or Head Start. The
applicaton is also available on our website,
www.alamancechildren.org. For more informaton, contact
Kriste Kylander at kkylander@alamancechildren.org or 336-
513-0063, ext. 105..
Congratulatons to Jessica Johnson who
completed Leadership Alamance in May.
Jessica is the Lead Parent Educator for the
Parents As Teachers Program. Leadership
Alamance is a leadership program with
the mission of providing the foundaton
for a lifelong commitment to leadership by creatng aware-
ness of key issues that afect Alamance
County and to challenge emerging and
existng leaders to bring about positve
change through informed leadership.
Congratulatons Jessica!
MAY DAY CELEBRATION IN THE OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVI-
RONMENTTHANKS LEADERSHIP ALAMANCE CLASS OF
2014!

CHILDCARE CONNECTIONS PAGE 4
4th Quarter Training Calendar Register at htp://www.childcareservices.org/ps/training/
The following workshops are being held at the Alamance Partnership for Children, 2322 River Road, Burlington, NC 27217, unless otherwise noted.
Date Workshop Title Time Cost Credits Trainer_______
Mon., July 7 Increasing Quality with the ITERS-R 6:00pm-8:00pm $5.00 2 Kris Ketchum
Tues., July 8 Its SIDS 6:00pm-8:00pm $5.00 2 Kris Ketchum
Thurs., July 10 *Be Actve Kids Movement Guide Training 6:00pm-8:00pm FREE 2 Kelley Kimrey
At the Health Dept. To register call 570-6273
*The NEW Movement Guide is aimed at improving childrens physically actve life experiences as they develop motor skills through
various actvites. Over 80 developmentally appropriate lesson plans for infants, toddlers, twos, and preschoolers are available.

Tues., July 15 Fostering Emotonal Literacy: How Are You? How Am I? 6:30pm-8:30pm $5.00 2 Gwen Adair

Tues., Aug. 5 Self-Management: Please, Teach Me What To Do 6:30pm-8:30pm $5.00 2 Gwen Adair

Mon., Aug. 11 Bodies and Potes: Consciousness and Poty Training
For Infants and Toddlers 6:00pm-8:00pm $5.00 2 Kris Ketchum

Tues., Sept. 9 Partnering With Families To Address Challenging
Behaviors: We Are In This Together 6:30pm-8:30pm $5.00 2 Gwen Adair

Wed., Sept. 17 What Every Baby Needs 6:00pm-8:00pm $5.00 2 Kris Ketchum


6-12 Class held at the
Alamance Partnership for Children
3-5 class at First School of Elon
Spanish 3-5 Class at Eastlawn
Elementary School
Join the
Alamance Partnership for Children at the
Burlington Royals Baseball Game






Thursday, August 14th, at 7:00 pm!
Kids, become one of BINGOS BUDDIES!





Congratulatons
Incredible Years
Graduates!
Graduates of the Spring
Motheread and Motheread
B.A.B.Y. Classes!
Parents As Teachers End of Year Meetng
Our Board of Directors:

Board Chair-Stephanie Williams
Vice Chair-Ron Waters
Treasurer-Eddie Boswell
Secretary-Jeremy Ireland

Barry Bass Martha Krall
Tim Beshel Kris Moffitt
Rachel Blunk Susan Osborne
Patsy Byrd Jeannie Proctor
David Carter Stacie Saunders
Chris Clemmons Granville Simmons
Mark Cryan Davina Woods
Bryan Hagood
..
Board Meetings are held on the second Wednesday
of every month at noon. These meetings are open
to the public. Should you have an interest in at-
tending, please contact the Partnership at
336.513.0063
Dolly Partons Imaginaton Library
In 1996, Dolly Parton launched a reading program to beneft the children of her home county in east Tennessee. Dolly wanted to foster a love of
reading among her countys preschool children and their families. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that
books can create. In Alamance County, eligible children receive a free book in the mail per month untl they reach their ffh birthday. The
books, distributed by the Dolly Parton Foundaton, are carefully selected to be age-appropriate and to deliver positve, developmentally im-
portant skill opportunites for children. Alamance Partnership for Children is currently providing this service to the Eastlawn, Newlin, Andrews,
Haw River, Grove Park, Pleasant Grove, and North Graham school zones. To be eligible, a child between the ages of birth to fve years of age
needs to reside within one of these districts.
Please mail in the completed enrollment form above, if you are interested in enrolling your child.

Our Staff:

Carrie Theall-Executive Director-ctheall@alamancechildren.org
Tamatha Kohler-Program Director-tkohler@alamancechildren.org
Melinda McGuire-Finance & H.R. Manager-mmcGuire@alamancechildren.org
Katie Tang-Executive Administrative and Program Support Assistant
ktang@alamancechildren.org

Kim Morabito-Incredible Years Coordinator-kmorabito@alamancechildren.org
Kristie Kylander-NC Pre-K Coordinator-kkylander@alamancechildren.org
Shonna Trinidad-Literacy Specialist-strinidad@alamancechildren.org

Bonita Brown-Lead Early Childhood Specialist-bbrown@alamancechildren.org
Carey Ann Watkins-OLE Specialist-cawatkins@alamancechildren.org

Jessica Johnson-Lead Parents as Teachers Educator-jjohnson@alamancechildren.org
Gaby Quinteros-Parents as Teachers Educator-gquinteros@alamancechildren.org
Jessy Estrada-Parents as Teachers Educator-jestrada@alamancechildren.org
Nelgi Moreno-Parents as Teachers Educator-nmoreno@alamancechildren.org

Mary Erwin-Outreach Specialist-merwin@alamancechildren.org

Contact us:
2322 River Road, Burlington, NC 27217-8359
Phone: 336.513.0063 Fax: 336.226.1152
Website: www.alamancechildren.org


Alamance Partnership for Children
VISION: All children arrive at school healthy,
happy and ready for success in school and life.
DOLLY PARTONS IMAGINATION LIBRARY REGISTRATION FORM
VOLUMN 2, ISSUE 4 PAGE 5
Early Experiences
In Life Mater


Over the past year the Alliance has made a conscious
efort to focus on trainings and actvites that raise
awareness of the impact of trauma on the development
of young children. Experiences that occur in childhood,
whether positve or adverse, afect every aspect of a
childs development and can set them on a life trajectory
towards positve mental and physical health or the devel-
opment of mental and physical health difcultes.

In young children trauma may be any incident that over-
whelms the childs ability to cope. Children are more
vulnerable to trauma because of their size, age and de-
pendence. Extremely high stress environments such as
those caused by domestc violence, homelessness, abuse
and neglect, caregiver substance abuse or untreated
mental illness, community violence, etc. can be toxic to
the developing brain. These experiences increase the
risk for poor outcomes for young children. There are,
however, protectve factors that can bufer and protect
the brain from these damaging insults. The most im-
portant of these is a safe, stable and supportve relaton-
ship with a caring adult. For more informaton on ad-
verse childhood experiences and their afect on a childs
development visit the Harvard Center on the Developing
Child at htp://developingchild.harvard.edu/
or the ACE Study at htp://acestudy.org/ and remember
Early Experiences In Life Mater.
A System of Care Newsbrief In Alamance County, North Carolina
PAGE 6
IF YOU NEED HELP...

Infants2 year olds, CDSA: Phone: 336-449-4055 ext. 201,
Fax: 336-449-7368

35 year olds, Alamance-Burlington School System:
Phone: 336-570-6130, ext. 37819

Clinical Coordinator at the Alamance Alliance:
Phone: 336-202-3188

Classroom Management in Child Care:
Alamance Partnership Early Childhood Specialist:
Phone: 336-513-0063, extensions 107

Andrew Cline, Family Solutons, 336-899-8800, ext. 27

Parents looking for child care: Toll Free: 855-327-5933 or
htp://ncchildcaresearch.dhhs.state.nc.us/search.asp

Alamance County Health Department: 336-570-6273
Alamance Department of Social Services: 336-570-6273

Visit the Alamance Alliance for Children and Families website at
www.alamancesoc.org for more informaton.
From the Director:
Connie Windham
CHILDCARE CONNECTIONS
YOURE INVITED!
Who: All parents, grandparents and
child caregivers
What: Triple P Seminar Raising Resilient Children
Dinner and Childcare will be provided!
When: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Where: Stony Creek Presbyterian Church
2140 Stoney Creek Church Road
Burlington, NC 27217
Cost: Seminar, dinner and childcare provided FREE!
RSVP is required! Please visit the PPP website to register
online. You may also rsvp to Janna Elliot at 336-513-5511 or
Janna.Elliot@alamance-nc.com.
What is Triple P? From toddler tantrums to a teenagers def-
ance, from bedtme dramas to outright disobedience, Triple
P helps parents handle the everyday issues that can make
family life stressful.


VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 PAGE 7
2014 Childrens Mental Health Awareness Activities










Behind the Seen:
A Conversaton about Young Child
Mental Health is available for 2 training
credits for child care providers. It can also
be shown at parent and community
meetngs as a program. The training for
child care providers is $5.00 (to cover
APCs cost for training credits) and can be
done on site. Contact Mary Erwin, 336-513
-0063, to schedule a workshop or email
merwin@alamancechildren,org.
Congratulatons to Bill Hussey for winning the
third annual Gary Ander Making A Diference
Award For Family-Driven Care! The award is
given statewide to a person who lives, sleeps
and breaths familydriven System of Care. Bill
exemplifes what it is to understand and listen
to family voice and choice at all levels that in-
clude policy, commitees and direct service.
The award was given at the Real Families, Real Communites lunch-
eon in Raleigh on May 30th, the close out event for Childrens Mental
Health Awareness Month. The event was sponsored by NC Families
United and the Natonal Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Bill is the Director of Exceptonal Children for the North Carolina Dept.
of Public Instructon. Previously he was the Executve Director of Ex-
ceptonal Children and AIG Services for the Alamance Burlington
School System and prior to that, Exceptonal Children Coordinator for
Durham Public Schools.
Making a Diference For Family-Driven Care:
Bill Hussey wins The Gary Ander Award
Graham Middle School Faculty Go Green!
Shaunta Mitchell and Laurie Steele from
Childcare Network #78 care about children's
mental health!!
Alamance Alliance for Children and Fami-
lies and NC Families United Go Green on
WXII Channel 12!
Western Middle School holds a
Balloon Launch for childrens
mental health. See the video!
NC Families United and the Alamance Alliance for Children
and Families sponsored a great billboard on I40/85 for two
weeks starring one of our Parents As Teachers children!
Grove Park Elementary
Schools Balloon Launch!
CHILDCARE CONNECTIONS
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Resources and News for Young Children
Vroom! A great new resource for families
Ideas for meal tme, bath tme and any tmes between to build brain power!

Essentals for Parentng Toddlers and Preschoolers
Resource from the Centers for Disease Control.

InBrief: The Science of Neglect
The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has a wonderful 6-minute
video, InBrief: The Science of Neglect (2013), which explains how signifcant neglect
can harm to a young child's development, including cognitve delays, impairments in
executve functoning, and disruptons of the body's stress response.

Infographic from Zero To Three:

Juggling Jobs and Babies: The Challenges of Young Working Families
Great informaton from the White House Summit on Working Families.
Got Health Insurance?
Do you and your staf have health insurance? Are you concerned with the
cost of insurance? Confused by what you hear about the Afordable Care
Act (Obamacare) and the Marketplace? You are not alone! The Early Edu-
cators and ACA CONNECT Project can help.
If your child care center/organizaton has staf or families that stll have not
acquired insurance, have them visit the health insurance Marketplace web-
site, www.healthcare.gov, or contact our ofce for free one-on-one guidance. Our counselors are available to
educate and raise awareness about the insurance optons available on the Marketplace. Additonally, we can
help consumers fnd out if they qualify for insurance afordability programs including a premium tax credit, cost
sharing reductons, Medicaid and/or the Childrens Health Insurance Program. We also conduct outreach and
training sessions, some of which may count toward contnuing educaton units (CEUs).
Some may think that they cannot aford health coverage or believe its cheaper to do without. Yet studies have
shown that the uninsured generally put of medical treatment untl its too late to treat their ailments, which can
result in more serious and costly medical issues. Having insurance means getng that tckle in your throat
checked out before it turns into something worse that may be hard to treat and require several days out of work.
Health coverage not only helps protect your physical well being, but also keeps the contnuity of care in your
classrooms as well.
November 15, 2014 marks the beginning of the second open enrollment period, which allows consumers to se-
lect insurance plans for 2015. Now is the tme to prepare yourself. Contact the Early Educators and ACA CON-
NECT Program if you have questons, 919-967-3272 or cac@childcareservices.org. Or, if you are interested in
atending a training on the ACA, please let the staf at Alamance Partnership for Children know at 336-513-0063.