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News & Events of Interest
Child Care Resources and Referral (CCR&R) Services Updates
Local Manager Hired for Critical Child Care and Education Services.
Smart Start of Buncombe County is pleased to welcome Leslie Moss as the Manager of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) services. Leslie holds an MS in Child Development with a Minor in Public Administration and has over 25 years experience in the child care and education field.
Most recently, Leslie was a Project Coordinator for the NC Early Childhood Professional Development Planning Project coordinating regional meetings of early childhood professionals to develop plans improving the early childhood professional development systems at both the regional and state levels. She has proven experience coordinating service delivery models for new CCR&R programs and over twelve years experience leading CCR&R both in Ohio and North Carolina.
"We are very excited that Leslie has joined our management team. She has a strong background in CCR&R work and is committed to serving the needs of children, their families and the child care community," explained Ron Bradford, Smart Start Executive Director.
Smart Start is expanding services to encompass key CCR&R components, specifically focusing on professional development needs for the child care community serving children birth to 13 years of age and technical support to child care providers and start up programs.
ADDITIONAL CCR&R UPDATES
The quarterly training calendar and newsletter
This is now being developed and distributed by Smart Start. To prepare for the September distribution of this information, Smart Start is scheduling workshops and trainings for October, November and December.
Resource lending library and laminator
Starting October 1, the resource lending library and laminator will move from Buncombe County Child Care Services to Smart Start.
Quality Enhancement Project
By October 1, the staff of the Smart Start funded Child Care Quality Enhancement Project, Alissa Rhoades, Diane Kitts and Penny Briggs, will become employees of Smart Start. They will continue to provide technical assistance to providers preparing for licensing renewal and rating scales, to maintain quality and enhance outdoor learning environments.
For more information about these services, please contact Leslie Moss, CCR&R Manager at 285-9333 ext. 125