Resources For Your Family
Down East Partnership for Children offers a variety of services and resources for families with children ages 0-8.
This page provides a variety of links and information.
If you do not see what you are looking for, or have a question – please call us! 252-985-4300
A trained Family First Specialist is ready to help. Connect to programs, activities and/or other community resources that you may need or be interested in. The Family First Line can be accessed either by appointment, phone calls or walk-in from 9:00am-5:00pm, Mondays-Fridays.
Call Down East Partnership for Children and ask for one of our Family First Specialists at (252) 985-4300 or toll free at 1-888-285-0849.
The Imagination Library is here!
Imagine the fun of receiving a free book for your child in the mail each month, building a library of books and a love for reading. Down East Partnership for Children and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are working together to get books into the hands of our youngest children. Enrollment is now open!
For more information about how the Imagination Library works here in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, please contact Cynthia Pritchard at info@depc.org or (252) 985-4300, ext. 218.
Positive Parenting Program
Tips and classes
Triple P is a parenting program, but it doesn’t tell you how to be a parent. It’s more like a toolbox of ideas. You choose the strategies you need. You choose the way you want to use them. It’s all about making Triple P work for you.
Down East Partnership for Children provides a variety of resources through Triple P – from one-on-one consultations to workshops and tip sheets.
Visit www.triplep-parenting.net or contact Sarah Winters at swinters@depc.org or 252-985-4300.
Playgroups for parents with children birth through age 5
Our Kaleidoscope Playgroup series for Spring 2023 will soon be underway at Down East Partnership in Rocky Mount and at Spaulding Family Resource Center in Spring Hope. Our Spring semester begins the week of February 13. We spend time playing, learning from each other, and discovering ways to help our children continue learning at home. Caregivers who attend 13 out of the 16 meetings, complete a developmental questionnaire for their child, and participate in a Triple P Positive Parenting Program activity will receive a $25 Walmart gift card at the end of the series. Please contact Debra Boudreau at dboudreau@depc.org or 985-4300 ext. 270
Searching for Child Care?
Choosing a child care provider is one of the hardest decisions a parent will make. A Family First Counselor can help you make an informed decision about quality, licensed care for your child. We currently serve Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Warren and Wilson Counties.
We provide free confidential child care referrals based on your family’s needs
- Child Care Center or Family Child Care Home
- Hours of Operation
- Facility Location
- Cost of Care
Our online database for searching childcare is currently under construction.
Please check back soon or call 252-985-4300. Thank you
Curious about your child’s development?
Ages & Stages Questionnaire®
The Down East Partnership for Children provides free child development screenings using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ®). The ASQ® tool is fun, doctor-recommended, and teaches you to recognize developmental milestones and support your child as they grow. Click the button below.