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There seal <br />Family Child Car <br />much needed pr, <br />been given in th~ <br /> <br />ns to be great need in Cabarrus County to implement programs to <br /> <br /> providers. This grant will enable us to follow this avenue of a <br /> gram here in Cabarrus County. So far very little involvement has <br /> area of Family Child Care providers with the 4-H afterschool. <br /> <br />program. <br />train family care <br />Extension Servic <br />are located in C~ <br />would <br /> <br />II, <br /> <br /> This v~/ould give the Cooperative Extension Service the opportunity to <br /> <br /> )roviders and to make them aware of what the Cooperative <br /> <br /> can provide for them. At present, 52. family child care centers <br />~barrus County. With this many centers, technical assistance <br />greatly be nefit this group of child care providers. <br />Objective1 <br />The Caba~rus County 4-H Program and the Cooperative Extension Service <br />will provide training and support to Mt. Pleasant, Coltrane-Webb and <br />Harrisbur Kids:Plus sites with the national accreditation program. This <br />accredita on program will involve 140 children, 37 staff members and 140 <br />families fr ~m the three participating sites. <br /> <br />The CoOp, :rative Extension Service'and System 'Manager will provide training <br /> <br />sessions flor at least twenty Family Child Care centers and provide <br /> / <br />information regarding 4-H in their afterschool program. This will involve <br /> <br />about I3( children and families. Technical assistance will also be given to <br />the famil, child care sites by offering training sessions. <br /> <br />Col[abora ors to be involved will include Cabarrus County Schools, and <br />particular! the }(ids:Plus staff. Our Current 4-H Afterschool Advisory Board <br />meeting rf~onthly at the Cooperative Extension Service will serve as an <br />advisory group for the accreditation program as well as supporting Family <br /> <br /> <br />