What's New
Our What's New page tries to keep you up to date on various child care issues.  To read updates and information from previous months, visit the What's New Archive.
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What's New - February 2012
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) offers new training
PCANC has produced a new engaging and informative web-based training on Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment. They are offering this training at no cost to NC residents. The training has been approved by DCDEE for two hours of child care in-service training credit. For more information or to take the course, visit the Prevent Child Abuse NC website.
Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Child Care Rules
Proposed changes to the child care rules
will be published in the February 1, 2012 NC Register and a
public hearing will be held during the Child Care Commission
meeting on February 28, 2012. Read this memo for more
information and read the proposed rule changes here.
What's New - January 2012
Child Care Subsidy Fact Sheets for 2011-2012
New fact sheets of child care subsidy data - both Statewide and by county - are now avaiable on our website.
What's New - December 2011
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Fiscal and Contract Manual for 2011-2012
The North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Fiscal and Contract Manual for FY 2011-2012 is ready!
The North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Contractor Monitoring Tool for FY 2011-2012
The North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Contractor Monitoring Tool for 2011-2012 is ready! The tool is designed to provide checklists of those components of the program that must be reviewed annually.
Looking for past months? Find them in the What's New Archive