History

2000-2001:  A Proud Tradition Continues

  • Board of Directors adopts the NC School Readiness Goal Team’s definition, acknowledging school readiness as both the condition of children entering kindergarten and the condition of schools attended by kindergarteners.
  • Cumberland County is rated as one of the top ten counties in NC for the most rapid improvement from 0 to 3 Star ratings for child care facilities.
  • PFC receives $15,121,047 appropriation.
  • An official ribbon cutting ceremony is held on April 5. Representatives Hayes and McIntyre join 400 residents to celebrate Cumberland County’s Omni Family Resource Center "one-stop shop" of resources for families with young children.
  • Community members in Cumberland County join together to implement the Cumberland County School Readiness Assessment. As with the statewide study, the CCSRA is designed to provide Cumberland County with a "snapshot" of the condition of children and the capacity of schools countywide.
  • PFC is selected as a pilot county for Newborn Hearing Screening and the Local Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) of the NC Division of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health.
  • PFC acts as a catalyst with others to focus on six system changes such as Birth to Kindergarten Education Coordination, Health Coordination Plan, Transportation, Family Resource Centers in Low Wealth Communities, the Unified Subsidy System and the State of the Child and Family Electronic Community.

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