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Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Core Services
  Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR and R) Core Services provide a link between child care providers, families who need care and employers and community planners who address child care needs.  Basic (core) services provided by CCR and Rs statewide include: -Helping parents make informed choices about child care. -Providing professional development for child care workers. -Supporting child care providers through technical assistance and training. -Collecting and analyzing informati...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 2003

Child Care WAGE$ Project
The Child Care WAGE$ Project provides annual salary supplements to child care workers who obtain college-level education related to child development and remain in their jobs for a specific length of time.  The project is designed to provide preschool children (birth to age 5) more stable relationships and better-educated teachers by rewarding teacher education and continuity of care. The project is offered statewide as a funding collaboration between local Smart Start partnerships an...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1999

Child Care Workforce
North Carolina's child care licensing system sets education standards for the child care workforce.  All child care workers are required to obtain approved in-service training hours annually.  Staff members of the Child Care Workforce Standards section of the Division of Child Development make sure these standards are met. The service benefits infants and children in child care.
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1998

DHHS Criminal Records Checks
North Carolina's Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) provides criminal record checks for everyone employed in regulated child care programs. In addition, required Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) criminal records checks are centralized in DCDEE.  Background checks are performed for adoptive and foster parents and employees of nursing homes, family and adult care homes, mental health facilities and DHHS agencies.  
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1996

NC Pre-K
NC Pre-K (formerly More at Four) funds high quality pre-kindergarten services in approved sites statewide for at-risk four year olds and supports the requirement that NC Pre-K classroom teachers attain a NC Birth-Kindergarten or Preschool Add-on Continuing License.
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 2011

NC Rated License Assessment Project
The NC Rated License Assessment Project helps to define the quality of child care in the state and helps parents recognize and choose child care. The Division of Child Development awards the NC Star Rated License to child care centers, family child care homes and school-age programs based upon total points earned in two areas:  program standards and staff education levels. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro contracts with the Division to retain well-trained and qualified staf...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1999

Regulation of Child Care
The NC Division of Child Development licenses child care centers and family child care homes statewide. Licensing consultants make unannounced visits to child care facilities to make sure they are complying with requirements for their star rating (level of licensure).  Field staff members also make visits for technical assistance at the request of the providers. This service benefits infants and children in child care.
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1971

Smart Start Child Care Related Activities
  Child Care Related Activities are a service provided under the Smart Start program, which serves children from birth to age 5. Local communities carry out activities designed to maintain or improve the quality of child care homes and centers.  These may include: -Activities to maintain or increase a facility's star rating (level of licensure) -Teacher training -Supplemental teacher pay for professional development, such as enrollment in for-credit courses related to early child...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1993

Smart Start Family Support Activities
  Smart Start offers family-focused services that improve parenting, promote parent involvement and impact the environment in which parenting takes place and serves children 0-5 years of age.  Smart Start supports: -Home visiting services to help new parents and parents-to-be by providing education, information and resources   -Parent education programs that empower parents by increasing their knowledge of early childhood development and positive parenting practices   -Ear...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1993

Smart Start Health Related Activities
  Health-related activities are one of the services provided under the Smart Start program, which serves children from birth to age 5. This service is for children with special needs or at risk of developmental delay.  It is provided in addition to services supported by mental health or early intervention or special education funds.  It includes: -Neonatal intensive care unit support -Speech, physical or other therapists -Behavior intervention specialists -Parent-to-parent a...
Filter search results by the: Division of Child Development and Early Education | Service Full Report | Year Initiated: 1993

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