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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk503990985"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk70930776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63326234"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk70930776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63326234"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><a name="_Hlk68158767"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham
County Celebrating Week of the Young Child<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk70930776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63326234"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk70930776"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63326234"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham, N.C. – </span></b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk63326234"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk70930776"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham
County is joining communities across North Carolina and the country in celebrating the “Week of the Young Child” April 1-7, 2023. The annual event sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children celebrates early learning, young children,
their teachers, families, and communities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">“There are almost 25,000 young children under the age of 6 in Durham County,” said Cate Elander, Durham County’s
Early Childhood Coordinator said. “Childcare is a critical part of our local infrastructure, contributing to the healthy development and learning for those young children and to the economic security of parents and caregivers who need access to childcare to
be able to work, go to school, or work toward other goals.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Elander leads the County’s efforts in improving coordination and alignment between the County and community partners
to strengthen Durham's early childhood systems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">“It is up to us – as community leaders – to stand up and find solutions that give our children the essentials
that they need to thrive,” said Board of County Commissioners Chair Brenda Howerton. “Durham County is committed to doing the work necessary to bring together our state, federal and local partners to support policies and programs that help all children. This
Week of the Young Child, I hope you will join us in uplifting and celebrating early learning and early childhood educators in our community who are doing this vital work.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham has 258 licensed childcare sites and over 6,000 children under 6 are enrolled; these sites employ over
1,000 people, including many early childhood educators. This Week of the Young Child, we are highlighting some of Durham County’s investments in this important group — investments acknowledge and respond to the disparate impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has
had on young children, their families, and on front-line workers in early childhood fields:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham County invests more than $5 million a year in Durham PreK, Durham’s universal pre-k initiative expanding access to high-quality, free and affordable early
childhood education. Families with children that will be 4 by August 31<sup>st</sup> can
</span></span><a href="http://www.durhamprek.org/dpk-application/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">apply today</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">As a part the
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/american-rescue-plan-act"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">American Rescue Plan Act</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">,
Durham County is allocating over $4 million in funding to support families with young children in Durham. Projects funded will improve our support system for families and young children—increasing access to childcare, supporting childcare providers, and increasing
access to social-emotional and maternal health supports. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham County is investing in access to additional childcare through partnerships with Durham Tech, Kate’s Korner, and Child Care Services Association — supporting
the expansion of drop-in and full-time childcare options for families with young children in Durham.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham County is also amplifying the voices and leadership of parents with young children in our community. We are investing in the ideas and solutions of people
closest to the challenges in our early childhood systems through Grown in Durham. Learn more about this collective of parents, providers, and community leaders and their priorities on the
</span></span><a href="https://bit.ly/GrowninDurham"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Grown in Durham</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
website.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Locally, Durham’s Partnership for Children has put together a
</span></span><a href="https://dpfc.net/week-of-the-young-child-2/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">set of resources</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
for families and educators to explore different areas of early learning at home and in the classroom. At the state level, DHHS has created the
</span></span><a href="https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/raisenc"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Raise NC</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
campaign to promote investments in early care and education. Finally, a coalition of partners in NC has launched
</span></span><a href="https://childcarefornc.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Child Care for NC: United for Change</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">,
an effort to lift up the voices of everyone impacted by inadequate and inequitable childcare funding in our state.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">For more information on Durham County’s investments and opportunities supporting families with young children
in Durham., contact Elander at </span></span><a href="mailto:celander@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">celander@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk128144675"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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