Our Mission:
“To nurture an active, supportive community with choices and opportunities for all children and families to become healthy, educated, and self-sufficient.”

Improving accessibility, affordability, availability, and quality of child care.

Ashe County Partnership for Children is a non-profit organization led by local volunteers, designed to provide programs and services for families and children in Ashe County.

The Partnership administers Smart Start funds from the state legislature by supporting programs to benefit children age 0-5 and their families. It is also a catalyst for bringing different groups together for the sake of children. The partnership works to educate the community on the critical needs of young children and helps to develop solutions.

Ashe Child Care Resource and Referral
Child Care Subsidy
Emergency Funding for Child Care
Quality Enhancement Grants
Child Care Provider Lending Library
Salary Supplements for Academic Achievement for Child Care Providers

Improving access to health care and the protection of children.

• CPR / First Aid Training for Child Care Providers
• Dental Programs (provides comprehensive dental services for all children, ages 5 and under)
• Post Partum Home Visits
• Comprehensive Health Checks

Preparing children to be successful when they begin school.

• Pre-K program
• Transition to Kindergarten

Enabling and empowering families to meet the needs of their children.

• Parent Skills Training
• Family Outreach Support
• Individual & Family Therapy
• Family Literacy Program
• A.S.H.E. A Safe Home for Everyone
• English as a second language
• Support Groups
Ashe Parents of Special Children
MOMS (Mothers offering Mothers Support)
Parent to Parent Support Network
Intensive Home Visitation for new mothers