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Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Offering high-quality educational experiences for toddlers.

Family Engagement

Family Engagement

Teaching parents developmentally appropriate parenting practices that support positive parent/child interactions.

Health Promotion

Health Promotion

Improving the health, safety and nutrition of children ages birth to five.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Click here for training calendar. Providing training to childcare professionals in our community.

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Welcome

The Partnership is a nonprofit organization that provides services, advocates and collaborates with others to ensure the wellbeing of children, ages birth to five, so they can reach their health, developmental, and educational potential. We support local families and children through Smart Start, North Carolina's award-winning early childhood initiative.

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  • NC Pre-K Lincoln
    Lincoln County RESIDENTS ONLY

    NC Pre-K is a state funded, community-based North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program. This program offers high quality educational experiences for eligible 4 year olds and enhances school readiness.

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  • Volunteer With Us!

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  • Spooktacular
    14th Annual SPOOKtacular

    Spooktacular returns to WoodMill Winery on October 29 and offers children and their families hours of FREE entertainment, hands-on activities, trick-or-treating and a hot dog lunch.

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  • Dolly Parton Imagination Library
    Dolly Parton Imagination Library

    The Partnership is excited to be sharing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with even more children in Lincoln and Gaston Counties, targeting the following zip codes in Lincoln County: 28092, 28033 & 28021 and in Gaston County: 28016, 28021, 28052, 28054, 28077 & 28101.

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  • Triple P
    Triple P

    Is a program that teaches parents developmentally appropriate parenting practices that support positive parent/child interactions. It serves as a centralized source of support for parents of children ages birth through five. Click below and learn more about this program today!

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  • Quality Sustainablity
    Quality Early Care & Education

    The quality sustainability program provides financial support to sustain four and five star facilities that meet high quality indicators. In addition, participating facilities receive on-site technical assistance and staff training to sustain high quality.

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  • NC Pre-K Gaston
    Gaston County RESIDENTS ONLY

    NC Pre-K is a state funded, community-based North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program. This program offers high quality educational experiences for eligible 4 year olds and enhances school readiness.

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  • Reach Out and Read

    What is Reach Out and Read?

    Reach Out and Read prepares Lincoln and Gaston County's youngest children for success in school by partnering with doctors who will prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

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  • Smart Start
    Smart Start

    Was created in 1993 as a solution to a problem: children were coming to school unprepared to learn. It is a network of 76 nonprofit local partnerships led by The North Carolina Partnership for Children.

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  • Child Care Health Consultants
    Child Care Health Consultants

    This service helps local centers/homes to adopt State-recommended health and safety policies and teach staff to implement them. Two North Carolina-certified Child Care Health Consultants work to improve the health, safety and nutrition of children ages birth to five attending licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Lincoln & Gaston Counties.

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    Mission/History

    Mission

    PFCLG Thrive to Five Logo smTo lead, advocate and collaborate with others to ensure the wellbeing of children, ages birth to five

    Vision

    Communities where children, ages birth to five, reach their health, developmental, and educational potential and grow to be thriving adults

    History

    In 1997, planning funds were awarded for the Partnership for Lincoln and Gaston Counties, by the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC.) PFCLG uses its Smart Start funding in support of a wide range of early childhood initiatives, that include:

    • Increasing the quality of child care at local child care centers.
    • Helping local teachers of young children further their educations.
    • Helping families find quality child care.
    • Helping families obtain child care subsidies when they could not afford to purchase these services.
    • Providing one-on-one coaching for troubled families and adolescent mothers.

    Staff Directory/Board of Directors

    • Staff Directory

      Please feel free to contact us directly with questions or to learn more about our work.

      Karen Anzola, Executive Director
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 107

      Jessica Gibbs, Information/Technical Specialist
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 104

      Chrystal Hoyle, NC Pre- K Specialist II
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 109

      Essence Ingram-May, Childcare Health Consultant Lincoln
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      704-922-0900

      Tarsha Jefferson, Executive Assistant
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 101

      Monica McCarthy-Aton, Program Manager
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 102

      Rosalind Richardson, Early Literacy Specialist II/Community Outreach Coordinator
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 103

      Sherri Robinson, Contracts & Compliance Manager
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 108

      Delta Sanders, Resource Development Coordinator
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 110

      Carol Stephenson, Technical Assistant
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 112

      Deirdre Sykes, Technical Assistant
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 111

      U Yin Tan, Finance Coordinator
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 106

      Kimberly Ward, Technical Assistant
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      704-922-0900 Ext. 115

      Wanda Whetstine, Program Evaluator
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      704-922-0900

    • Board of Directors

      Our Board of Directors plays a key role in the organizational strategy, resource development and financial stewardship of our organization. Here are the community leaders who guide the pursuit of our mission.

      Board Officers

      Dr. Eileen Yantz, Chair
      Early Childhood Education Program Lead,Gaston College

      Deana Murphy, Vice Chair
      Director, Pre-Kindergarten Services, Elementary Specialist Coordinator,Gaston County Schools

      Gina Carter, Secretary
      Executive Director, Child Care Connections of Cleveland County

      Tammy Kane, Treasurer
      Branch Manager,Truliant Federal Credit Union

      Joseph Ramey, Past Chair
      Chief of Police, Gaston County Police Department

      Board Members

      Tony Carpenter, Director, Lincoln County Department of Social Services

      Kimberly Davis, Director, Exceptional Children, Lincoln County Schools

      Joseph Dixon, Executive Director, Gaston Community Action

      Steve Eaton, Public Health Director, Gaston County DHHS

      Sarah Miller, Branch Services Manager, Gaston County Public Library

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