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  • Burke County elementary schools welcome two child care programs devastated by Helene

    Liz Bell

    October 17, 2024 |

    EducationNC |

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    Response Location: United States, Burke County, North Carolina

    In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Burke County Public Schools offered up classroom space to two child care centers whose facilities were extensively damaged in the storm. The partnership helped ensure care for about 170 children, keeping teachers employed and allowing parents to go back to work.

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  • Preschool playgroups offer rural families a head start on school

    Liz Bell

    August 08, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

    In rural North Carolina, an organization holds bi-monthly playgroups to teach parents about the importance of "basic interactions between parents and their kids." Based on the principle of "child-directed play," the research-backed programming allows parents to connect and share and helps students prepare for the unfamiliar social setting of kindergarten.

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