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Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Technical assistance programs designed to help providers develop quality child care programs. Your local agency may also be able to assist you in finding out about local funding sources or resources to assist with program improvements. Specific programs vary by county. All counties do not have their own agency; some agencies cover multiple counties.
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Search Here for the location of the agency serving your area.
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NC Subsidized Child Care System
Allows licensed child care centers and family child care homes to receive payment for child care services provided for families who are eligible for child care subsidy services through a locally administered state-supervised voucher system.
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Your local department of social services or county child care contacts.
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Smart Start Partnerships for Children
Provides support to improve the quality, accessibility and availability of child care for NC children and families. Also provides health and family support services to ensure children are healthy and ready to succeed in school. Services vary by county. Many partnerships provide grants and technical assistance to improve the quality of care.
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919.821.7999 or www.ncsmartstart.org for the name/contact of your local partnership.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Provides reimbursement to licensed caregivers for meals and supplements (snacks) served to children enrolled in a child care center or family child care home.
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Nutrition Services Branch, 1914 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1914, Phone: 919.707.5799 or www.nutritionnc.com for information on your local contact.
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Self-Help Credit Union
Provides loans to help child care providers get started, expand, buy equipment and real estate, and upgrade quality. Providers serving children receiving subsidy may qualify for a special low-interest loan program.
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800.476.7428 or www.self-help.org for more information.
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T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Project
Comprehensive scholarships help pay the cost of tuition, books, and travel, may insure paid release time, require compensation incentives and encourage retention for child care providers working on a credential or degree in early childhood education or child development.
Child Care WAGE$®
Salary supplements that are linked to the education level of participants are paid every six months as long as participants remain in child care program.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Health Insurance Program
A portion of the cost of health insurance is reimbursed in child care programs that have all highly educated staff or participate in the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Project.
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Child Care Services Association, P.O. Box 231 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 or call 919.967.3272 or www.childcareservices.org
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Partnerships for Inclusion
Provides technical assistance to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities, ages birth through five, in all aspects of community life, including child care.
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Pat Wesley 919.962.7356 or www.fpg.unc.edu/~pfi
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NC Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
Provides information on educational opportunities and financial assistance for child care employees to improve the quality of child care.
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919.662.4499 or visit their website at www.ncchildcare.org
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American Association of Poison Control Centers
Promotes the reduction of injury, illness, and death from poisonings through public and professional education and scientific research. Promotes universal access to certified regional poison centers
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800.222.1222 or visit their website at http://www.aapcc.org
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More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program
More at Four is a community-based education initiative designed to prepare at-risk four-year-olds in North Carolina for success in kindergarten. Pre-kindergarten classrooms are provided in diverse settings such as public and private schools, Head Start centers, and community-based child care centers and preschools.
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North Carolina Office of School Readiness
Location Address:
1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 301, Raleigh, NC 27609
Mailing Address:
2075 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2075
Telephone Number:
(919) 981-5300
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(919) 855-6840 or visit the More at Four website.
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NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center
Promotes safe and healthy environments for children in child care settings. Our toll free number, 1-800-367-2229, is part of the NC Family Health Resource Line. Information, resources, and referrals to the child care communities are provided in both English and Spanish. We provide consultation and technical assistance for Child Care Health Consultants and other professionals working with child care programs.
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800.367.2229 or www.healthychildcarenc.org for the name/contact of Child Care Health Consultants and for health and safety information and resource.
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Charles B. Wang International Children's Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175
Phone: 703-274-3900
Fax: 703-274-2200
Hotline:1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
created this web site to give school-age children tips on how to develop healthy eating habits and engage in more physical activity.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
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