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Early Childhood Community Needs Assessment The Chatham Kids Matter Early Child Needs Assessment is a comprehensive needs assessment to understand challenges and opportunities for early childhood care and education in Chatham County, North Carolina. The assessment engaged parents, child care providers, educators, community leaders, and other stakeholders. Download the Full Report Who participated in the Early Childhood Community Needs Assessment? Chatham Parents, Caregivers, and Child Care Providers shared their perspectives and needs during the Needs Assessment process, including through he following: Survey 240 Parents and Caregivers and 29 Child Care Providers completed a survey! Recorded Interview 24 parents, caregivers, child care providers, human service providers and community leaders got in front the camera for a recorded interview Focus Group 20+ Parents, Caregivers, and current and former NC Pre-K Providers participated in targeted Focus Groups Early Childhood Community Needs Assessment Results Chatham Kids Matter Film Early Childhood Needs Assessment Findings Community Needs Assessment Data One-Pagers English! Spanish! Meet our Research Partners The Partnership for Children is excited to be working with two talented consultants on the Early Childhood Community Needs Assessment: Partners for Impact and Community Voice Consulting . They are excited to be working with the Partnership for Children, with the partner organizations of the Community Collaborative, and collaboratively alongside each other to assess the early childhood needs in Chatham County. Partners for Impact Beth Bordeaux & Angie Walsh Partners for Impact is a woman-owned and LBTQ-owned firm located in Apex. Their consultative approach is informed by our experience in strategic planning, organizational development, evaluation, trust building, integrating voices, and building accountability. They partner to build capacity for community change through assessing, developing strategy, evaluating, strengthening networks, and engaging stakeholder voices. Learn more about Partner for Impacts at partnersforimpact.com Community Voice Consulting Gabe Cumming & Carla Norwood Community Voice Consulting, based in Warren County, NC, specializes in stakeholder engagement and participatory research/evaluation. We use methods including interviewing, film production, facilitated conversations, qualitative analysis, and surveys to ensure that diverse community members' perspectives are represented in decisions that affect their lives. Learn more about Community Voice Consulting at communityvoicemethod.org