Facilities

DEPC’s Family Resource Center

The Down East Partnership for Children, located in downtown Rocky Mount, at 215 Lexington Street, invites families and community organizations and groups to utilize its many resources like workshops for parents and teachers, support groups for parents, Playgroups for children under the age of 5. Discovery Park is located across the street and open!

Discovery Park

Our Discovery Park features natural learning areas, a village area, an earth play area, an oodle swing (as seen in photo), a play area for infants and toddlers, a stage and a variety of climbing equipment.

The park is open to the public from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week.

Bathroom facilities are available seasonally during the Family Resource Center’s operating hours. 

Indoor Play Space

The Partnership also features Indoor Play space for children ages birth to five. One of the distinctive features of the play space is the rubberized, resilient floor covering that helps prevent serious injury to children. A two-story loft play area to promote dramatic play, as well as to develop gross motor skills is included. Free Play Fridays at the Indoor Play space happen every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Onsite Tours

We invite you to take a tour of our facilities to learn more about the programs provided at DEPC and how they serve families and children in Nash and Edgecombe counties. An overview of each program will be given, and you will receive an information packet to take with you. The guided tour includes a walk through of the facility, where you’ll view the Play Space, the Lending Library,  and a visit to our Discovery Park.