State Directed Grant Funds
Cabarrus County Partnership for Children was awarded $2,000,000 as a directed grant from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund in the 2023 Appropriations Act S.L. 2023-134. The Cabarrus County Partnership for Children Board of Directors decided to use these new funds to provide additional programs in Cabarrus County for our youngest children and families.
The new programs approved by the Board of Directors on June 25, 2024 are:
Conscious Discipline
The methodology of Conscious Discipline is based in scientific and developmental research. It is recognized by the SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This highly effective approach is proven to increase self-regulation, sense of safety, connection, empathy, and intrinsic motivation in both children and adults. Our plan is train providers across the county, but also intended to help achieve the necessary changes in 3-4 centers while ensuring sustainability and fidelity.
Please contact P.U.R.E. Excellence at 336-588-7833 or register online at CD Trainings (pureexcellenceedu.org).
Grants for Child Care Programs in Cabarrus Co.
The Cabarrus County Partnership for Children wishes to grant funds to stabilize the early childhood providers and reverse the trend of diminishing capacity in child care over the next two years, and help with the transition of QRIS reform process for licensing of regulated child care.
Grant applications will be accepted from Cabarrus Child Care Providers in the coming months.
Cabarrus Teacher On-Call - Child Care Substitute Service
The program will recruit, train, and equip a “job ready” pool of qualitied substitute teachers for partnering with child care centers in Cabarrus County, NC. We will help child care centers stay fully staffed and help them fill permanent position within their child care center.
Please contact P.U.R.E. Excellence at 336-588-7833.
Cabarrus Share
Cabarrus Share is a public/private partnership that shares the cost of child care equally between employers, eligible employees, and the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children. The program will work with local municipalities/government/local businesses to help with the cost of child care for their employees with the employer providing a grant for the cost of child care, the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children providing an equal grant for the cost of an employee child care cost.
>> Learn more about the Cabarrus Share program here
Please contact the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children at 704-933-8278 for more information on how to get involved.
Bilingual dental patient navigator
The navigator will establish relationships and referral pathways with agencies currently providing services to children pre-kindergarten (libraries, in- home daycares, pediatrician offices, church daycares, church nurseries, etc.). At a pre-arranged date, a public health dental hygienist provides oral health education for the agency’s children and parents, free oral health supplies, and free screenings on site. The dental patient navigator follows up with every patient without a dental home to schedule appointments for treatment and establish their dental home.
Please contact the dental clinic at Cabarrus Health Alliance at 704-920-1070.
Parent As Teachers
Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a voluntary early childhood development home visiting program offering research-based curricula that help families raise children to be healthy, safe, and ready to learn in school.
For more information, please contact Lashonda Houston, Parents As Teachers Supervisor, at 704-912-1292 or via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Increase SLOTS FOR PRESCHOOL
Provides additional slots for preschool for the 2024-2025 school year.
Please contact the Mary Frances Wall Center at 704-260-6790 for more information.