Letters

Letters From the Board And Executive Directors

Letter from Chair of Board

Dear Friend,

Thank you for choosing to visit our Wilson County Partnership for Children (WCPFC) website. As you move from section to section, you will see the energy and resources at work making Wilson County a positive place for young learners ages birth to five years old. Some will go boldly and boisterously through early childhood into the future. Some will go sweetly and softly. Regardless of how they go, their families are supported by services administered by the staff of WCPFC. The services include a child resources and referral program, a lending library, the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program, information on childcare subsidy scholarships and Shape NC. Please give each one a click and a few ticks of your time to become aware of what is happening at the WCPFC for families with young children getting ready to grow and glow right here and now.

All that said and done, aren’t you convinced that our organization is definitely one that you would be proud to be a part of? Our website is set to accept your donation dollars of any amount. If you prefer my favorite donation method, please send a check by mail to Wilson County Partnership for Children, 109 Park Avenue West, PO Box 2661, Wilson, NC 27893.

Along with your donation dollars, please know that you are welcome to learn about how to invest your talents and interests within the WCPFC as a volunteer. Our staff is available to talk with you by phone or to answer your questions by email.

Let me take this opportunity to recommend a charming children’s book for you to read to budding young listeners and lookers. It is IT TAKES A VILLAGE, written and illustrated by Jane Cowen-Flethcher. It is a loving, endearing story focusing on the proverb: It takes a village to raise a child. Please do what you can to join in elevating young learners throughout Wilson County. Please donate to the Wilson County Partnership for Children.

With gratitude,

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Nichelle Cole

Chair, Board of Directors

Letter from Executive Director

Welcome to Wilson County Partnership for Children website.

We are a non-profit organization that seeks to meet the needs of families with children birth-five years by providing high-quality and affordable child care, health care, and other critical services. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2007) states, “All aspects of adult capital, from workforces skills to cooperative and lawful behavior, builds on capacities developed in childhood, beginning at birth.” It is important to understand that children who are provided with developmentally appropriate practices within the first 2000 days of their life will be at an advantage versus children who do not receive early care and education. The ability to enhance Wilson County Partnership for Children funding streams, expand current Smart Start programs, and make the agency and the services offered more visible to the community is a step in that direction.

Robert. L. Ehrlich states that, “Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don’t begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.” Wilson County Partnership along with its dedicated staff continues to meet the ongoing developmental needs of children 0-5 years, subsidy assistance for families and professional development for early childhood educators. Our goal is to increase our services and make a difference in the lives of families and early childhood educators in the Wilson County community.

Thanks for visiting our page and I hope to hear from you soon!

Sincerely,