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The purpose of Smart Start Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) is to serve children, child care providers and families by supplying current quality child care and other critical support services vital to the total well-being of the children in Chowan and Perquimans Counties.
Families are offered information and brochures on how to choose quality child care including information on all types of care, components of quality care, how to evaluate care, other community services and availability of financial services.
Information provided by families will be used to counsel and make referrals to child care programs to meet the needs of both the child and the family. No recommendations will be made.
Call us at 252-482-3035 to set up an appointment.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) provides one-on-one parenting consultations for specific behaviors or parental practical strategies to strengthen parenting skills. Consultation services on a variety of behavioral topics and issues in young children and how to reduce parental stress are available by appointment.
Call the Partnership Office at 252-482-3035 to set up a Triple P Consultation or to learn about upcoming seminars.
Child Passenger Seat Permanent Checking Station: We provide car seat inspections and assistance with installation. An estimated four out of five children who are placed in child restraints and booster seats are improperly restrained: Be SAFE and call the partnership at 252-482-3035 to set up an appointment for assistance in proper installation of your child’s car seat.
A health education program specifically for pregnant and new parents covering topics such as labor and delivery, breastfeeding, postpartum depression, safe sleep, safety in the home, nutrition in the first year and caring for an infant. Healthcare professionals co-facilitate the class with our staff. Topic-based incentives may be given at each class, and graduates receive a car seat installed by a Safe Kids trained Car Seat Safety Technician. Sessions are offered in the Fall starting mid-September, and Spring starting in January. Call to register at 252-482-3035.
Provides financial assistance to families who are working or attending secondary education courses and are in need of child care. Call to get more information.
Provides a free book monthly for children ages birth up until their fifth birthday. Parents may register on-line at imaginationlibrary.com or call our office to register.
Information and resources are available for parents and caregivers on preparing children for school.
Families may apply for Toys for Tots October 1 – October 31. Applications must be received by the deadline in order to receive toys.
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn groups are weekly facilitated playgroups for young children birth to 5 years of age who have not yet started Kindergarten, along with their family and caregivers. The Playgroup gives parents, family, and other caretakers hands-on experience of what play activities they can do at home to support their children’s learning and healthy development. The Playgroup meets Tuesday and Registration is required to attend in order to have enough snacks and materials. Call 252-482-3035 to register.
Get FREE expert parenting tips by text, based on your child’s exact age and where you live. Provides milestones by age, conversation starters, social-emotional development tips, games to boost brain development, and information on challenging topics like sleep, picky eating and much more including local events for children! To enroll text NCKIDS to 274448.
MeShawn Hall is our very own Rootle Ambassador and is ready to share lots of PBS’s early education resources with our community! We will be taking Rootle on the Road: Perquimans County National Night Out on October 6, 2026 and at our Annual Week of the Young Child Children’s Festival April 17, 2027.
