Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children, Inc.

4/21/12 Martin County KidsFest

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KidsFest is a free community event for families that will feature activities and information from local agencies and businesses focusing on young children.

Look for shark’s teeth in our fossil dig area, meet live marine invertebrates at the traveling touch tank, explore law enforcement vehicles, and much more!

Families will find information about fun local activities for young children, pre-school options, local libraries, child care, and health programs. In addition, KidsFest will feature mascots, a variety of free art and craft activities, games, face painting and much more. For more information call ChildLinks at 252.792.9840 or Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children at 252.756.1567.

Martin County KidsFest
Saturday, April 21, 2012
10am to 1pm
Martin County Farmer’s Market
Williamston, NC

3/31/12 Pitt County KidsFest

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The KidsFest event format has changed to include 25 expanded interactive exhibits for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Exhibits include various science activities, a gymnastics circuit, an infant play area, a puppet show, a live animal display, BlockFEST®, literacy activities, a PlasmaCar® course, sensory bins and much more.

In addition to the exhibits, KidsFest will include a vendor area featuring products, demonstrations, services and items for sale. All activities will be indoors and there is a $1.00 per person (all ages) entrance fee.

Incredible brain development occurs during the first five years of life and KidsFest provides activities and information that cater to this young age group and their families. KidsFest provides an environment where families can capitalize on the early childhood experiences that build the foundation for learning.

Look for shark’s teeth in our fossil dig area, meet live marine invertebrates at the NC Aquarium display, introduce early math and science skills with BlockFEST, and discover balance, botany and bugs with A Time for Science.

For more information call Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children at 252.756.1567.

Pitt County KidsFest
March 31, 2012
10am to 3pm
Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, NC

3/09/12-3/09/12 KidsExchange Consignment Event

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Friday, March 9th 10am-7pm

Saturday, March 10th 10am-7pm

Sunday, March 11th Noon-5pm (Half price on many items!)

At the Pitt County Fairgrounds!
3910 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Greenville, NC 27834

For more information visit: http://kidsexchange.net/greenvillenc/

2/29/12-3/04/12 Nearly NewFish Chidlren’s Consignment Event

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Eastern North Carolina’s premier children’s consignment event! A smarter way to shop.

Wednesday, February 29th Pre-Sale

Thursday, March 1st 10am-7pm

Friday, March 2nd 10am-7pm

Saturday,March 3rd 10am-7pm

Sunday, March 4th Noon-6pm (Half price on many items!)

Off S. Memorial next to the Harley Davidson shop – 2323 Elaine’s Way.

Visit the Nearly NewFish website for more information.

2/27/12 Board of Directors Meeting

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:49:10 +0000

The Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children’s Board of Directors will meet from 9:30am to 11:30am at 115 Eastbrook Drive in Greenville, NC. Members of the board will take a tour of two local child care facilities and then return to the office for a meeting. For more information, call 252.756.1567.

2/21/12 Finance Committee Meeting

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:48:18 +0000

Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children’s Finance Committee will meet from at 8:30am at 115 Eastbrook Drive. For more information, call 252.756.1567.

Easy Ways to Teach Your Child to Self Regulate

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:04:26 +0000

As parents, we’ve all been there. Tapping our foot repetitively during an important meeting to try and stay awake. Blasting the music in the car to keep from nodding off after a late night up with a sick child. Or, taking a warm bath to soothe frenzied nerves before going to bed. It’s called self-regulation — and most of us engage in these alerting or soothing activities several times a day. Turns out kids need to self-regulate, too. They just need a little extra help identifying when their engine is running too low — or too high — and some strategies for reaching an optimal level of arousal throughout the day……………keep reading here.

Kids’ Spatial Skills Improve When Parents Use Certain Words

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:20:38 +0000

When parents describe the size and shape of objects to their preschool children and the kids then use those words in their day-to-day interactions, the children later perform much better on spatial skills tests, a new study shows. To continue reading about study results and how you can build your child’s spatial skills, click HERE.

Governor Requests Additional Funds for NC Pre-K

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:27:25 +0000

North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard Manning issued an order in which he said that “[t]he State of North Carolina shall not deny any eligible at-risk four year old admission to the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program (NCPK).” The Judge also directed the state to “provide the quality services of the NCPK to any eligible four-year-old that applies.” Judge Manning reaffirmed that ruling last month.

North Carolina is responsible for complying with constitutional requirements as directed by our judicial branch of government and Governor Beverly Perdue requests that the General Assembly appropriate additional funds to further support NC Pre-K. The NC Pre-K program (formerly known as More at Four) is a nationally-recognized academic prekindergarten program that plays a critical role in preparing at-risk four year olds for scholastic success in kindergarten and beyond. Please click the following links to see Governor Perdue’s letter to the General Assembly or the compliance plan.

Our Annual Report – See How We Invest

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:39:48 +0000

Click here to take a look at our annual report for fiscal year 2010-2011 and see how we invest in young children and their families.