PROGRAM BENEFITS
Early Childhood Impact
For more than ten years, Thompson’s IMPACT (Improving, Maintaining, Programs through Assessment, Consulting, and Training) department has proudly partnered with local county agencies to provide early intervention and support to early childhood childcare and preschool programs, families and young children.
Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Programs funded by
these partnerships:
Mecklenburg Partnership for Children (Smart Start) funds:
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- Polliwog Project – Provides behavior support and developmental therapies to children experiencing challenging behavior in their early childhood school setting and prevent expulsion. A behavior specialist works with the teacher, parent, child and other professionals to support success for the child.
The Alliance for Children (Smart Start) funds:
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- Union Inclusion – Provides behavior support, coaching, and technical assistance to early childhood teachers and parents of young children with persistent challenging behaviors. The goal is to ensure that all children are provided with the support and strategies needed to thrive in school and in the community.
- Masters NC Pre-K – Provides a classroom environment specialist to support NC Pre-K teachers in Union County to meet and maintain high quality standards and environments for better outcomes with children in their classroom.
- Program Quality Masters – Provides a classroom environment specialist to support infant and toddler classrooms in Union county to meet and maintain the highest quality standards and environments in their classroom.
For more information about any of our programs, please contact Mark Eberhardt, Director of Early Childhood Services at meberhardt@thompsoncff.org
*FY19-20 Results