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Quality Improvement Incentive Grant (0-3 Star Facilities)

SMART START OF PENDER COUNTY

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Overview

Quality Improvement Incentive Grant

Organization: Smart Start of Pender County

Purpose: Assists eligible 0-3 star child care facilities in increasing the quality of care provided to young children. Grant funds support the purchase of materials and resources used to increase low scores in any component of the Environment Rating Scale (ERS).

Geographic Scope: Pender County, North Carolina

Eligibility:

  • Child care providers with 0-3 Star ratings

  • Operating in Pender County
  • Focus Areas:

  • Improving quality of care for young children

  • Purchase of materials and resources for quality improvement

  • Increasing Environment Rating Scale (ERS) scores
  • Technical Assistance Offered:

  • Development of a Learning Environment Plan (LEP)

  • Developing Creative Learning Spaces

  • Curriculum Development/Lesson Planning

  • Reaching Higher Scores on the Environment Rating Scale (ERS)

  • Completing Start Rated License application

  • Developing Policy Handbooks/Personnel Policies

  • Mock ERS Assessment
  • Contact Information:

  • Smart Start of Pender County

  • P.O. Box 429

  • 600 N. Timberly Lane

  • Burgaw, NC 28425

  • Phone: 910-259-9978

  • Toll Free: 1-866-606-0909

  • Fax: 910-259-9728

  • Contact: Shelly Martin or Candice Dillard

  • Email: smartin@pender4kids.com or rcdillard@pender4kids.com
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    child-caredaycare

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