BLUE RIDGE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

Programs

1. Child care and education quality includes child care resiurce & referral and children's resource library. 68 parents/guardians received a direct resource and referral to community resources or services. In avery county, of the 226 children enrolled in regulated childcare, 100% are enrolled in 4- or 5-star centers. In mitchell county, of the 186 children enrolled in regulated child care, 53% are enrolled in 4- or 5-star centers. In yancey county, of the 199 children enrolled in regulated child care, 66% are enrolled in 4-or 5-star centers.more than 89 teaching staff in licensed programs attended trainings sponsored by ccr&r (unduplicated) representing 22 centers/homes and impacting 611 children. 299 visits were made to the children's resource library with 1843 items being checked out.

   $157,047 spentof which $90 as grants
   11% of program spending

2. Family support includes programs for play and learn, imagination library and community outreach. 139 parents/caregivers, along with 171 pre-school age children participated in weekly play and learn groups in yancey, mitchell and avery counties.of the 20 parents/caregivers surveyed, 85% reported understanding "a lot more" of what to expect from childrent at different ages. Of 21 parents/caregivers surveyed 76% reported giving the child in their care "a lot more" opportunities to learn and try new things. Of 5 parents/caregivers surveyed, 20% reported talking to or sharing ideas about caring for children "a lot more" with another adult.the imagination library program distributed 20188 books to 2049 children.community outreach staff convened 9 meetings and attended 58 meetings to improve the early childhood system of services. Additionally, 3401 were reached through quarterly newsletters and other media outlets - social media (246posts/22958 reached), print media (8newspaper articles) and radio (7 psa's). 72% (36/50) of agencies surveyed reported knowledge of transportation services being available for child care with 58% reporting making arrangements. 82% reported knowledge of child…

   $1,048,013 spentof which $74,832 as grants
   74% of program spending

3. Hurricane recovery efforts include the utilization of both private- and state- allocated funding to support recovery after the devastation from hurricane helene in september 2024. Private and state funds were received to pass through to child care programs to address physical damages and repairs, lost revenues, and support staff retention efforts. Private funds (not state) were received to support the agency's internal recovery from hurricane helene. Through an open grant process, over 194k was distributed to child care programs acorss the region to support physical damage repairs, such as replacement of hvac systems, classroom furnishings, follring and structural damages. Open grant cycles continue into the fy 2025-26 fiscal year to distribute the remaining hurricane recovery funding to child care progams. Private funds were used internally by the agency to provide portable routers to staff, allowing internet service to continue when it wasn't available, and for staff bonuses at the end of the fiscal year. Private hurricane recovery funding was also used to support agency led community events such as child fest, so partnering agencies were relieved of those costs to participate.

   $167,091 spentof which $164,176 as grants
   12% of program spending

4. Child care and education affordability included preschool scholarships and transportation services. 5 children received assistance with preschool tuition at church street preschool with 80% of children demonstrating improvement on 75% of the school readiness indicators as eveidenced by pre- and post program evaluations. 4 children received assistance with preschoolo tution at children's garden. Of the 4 continuing in the program for the entire year, 100% demonstrated improvement/mastery on 75% of the school readiness indicators as evidenced by pre- and post program evaluations. Transportation services- 9 children received transportation services from yancey county transportation authority (ycta) to and from child care. Of the 50 health and human services agencies surveyed, 72% reported knowledge of smart start funded transportation services to child care and 84% reported knowledge oftransportation services being availabel for health and human service agencies - 58% reported referring families to a brpfc service or program. 4 children received transportation services from mitchell county transportation authority (mtca) to and from child care. Of the 50 health and human services…

   $11,971 spentof which $11,971 as grants
   1% of program spending

5. Health and safety efforts include service for inclusive child care-support personnel utilizing the pyramid model for supporting social emotional competence in infants and young children. Fy 2024-2025 there were 365 students in three cohorts.

   $24,704 spentof which $1,100 as grants
   2% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,408,826.