Training

PFI conducts local, regional, and state-level training in North Carolina. The project specializes in staff development activities that meet the needs of mixed audiences from different agencies. We offer follow-up meetings and on-site technical assistance. Go to Training page.

Consultation to Communities

PFI provides technical assistance on site to improve the quality of community services to young children and their families.

Consultees include:

Early Intervention Programs
Developmental Day Program
Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Local Interagency Coordinating Councils
Local Smart Start Partnerships
Public School Preschools
Child Care Programs

Lending Library

PFI's collection of library materials focusing on various aspects of inclusion and quality child care is merged with a resource collection at the North Carolina Early Intervention-Early Childhood Library managed by the Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC).  This library contains both print and video materials that are available to parents and professionals within the state.  You may access these materials by calling the library at 1-800-962-6817, ext. 13 or by email to ecaclibrary@ecacmail.org.

Forums

PFI collaborates with local interagency groups to sponsor public forums for professionals and families in the community.

Raising Awareness about Early Childhood Inclusion

Partnerships for Inclusion promotes broad-based community forums to raise awareness about early childhood inclusion and transitions. Voices for Change is a video that provides a glimpse of what such an event looks like along with information about key elements of a forum. To see a short clip of the video, click below. If you'd like to borrow the video, contact Dave Sanel at (919) 843-8041.

Forums serve as a springboard for community planning to increase and improve early childhood inclusion. PFI inclusion specialists continue to work with communities after the forum to help in the continued development and implementation of their plans for improving services.

Promoting Smooth Transitions

PFI also helps communities sponsor forums on transition.

Professionals and families organize the event which brings together agency staff and parents to share their experiences, perspectives, and ideas about helping children make successful transitions between the hospital and the home, and into infant/toddler programs, preschools, and kindergartens.