Making High Quality Pre-K a Priority
We support universal access to pre-K education in Forsyth Countyand are working a new coalition: The Pre-K Priority to make this happen!
Category: Great Expectations
Learning From Parents and the Agencies who Serve Them
In the summer and fall of 2016 and 2017, Great Expectations embarked on three listening and learning efforts to gain…
State Nurse In-Home Visit Pilot Patterned After Forsyth Program for Pregnant Women
A pilot in-home nurse visit initiative, patterned after a Forsyth Medical Center program, is being rolled out in two counties…
What We’re Learning About Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care
Our Great Expectations initiative works to ensure that children in Forsyth County enter kindergarten ready to learn and leave set for…
Groups: Medicaid Expansion Could Lower Baby-Death Rates
A state child advocacy group has added its voice to those urging the Republican-controlled legislature to expand Medicaid to more…
In NC, a Promising Children’s Story with an Unfinished Ending
State leaders are proudly united in the belief that we must dramatically improve reading skills for our youngest students, since…
Helping Mothers and Babies in Forsyth County Succeed
For all children, learning begins long before they ever enter a classroom. And many new mothers—whether they are first-time parents…
Dr. Laura Gerald: Listening and Learning to Make our Work Stronger
As we near the end of the year, I want to share what we’ve been focusing on in 2017 at…