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North Carolina invests in fast-track training to combat childcare worker shortages, center closures
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (1629+ words) About a week after finishing the Early Childhood Workforce Ready Academy in Wayne County, Dominque McBride walked into Little Bulldogs Academy in Goldsboro. She carried a packet filled with certifications — such as CPR, first aid, playground safety — that she earned…...
A Transylvania County pilot is paying a group of grandparents, other at-home providers for 'the invisible work' of care
2+ week, 6+ day ago (849+ words) This includes the title, byline, content, and tracking pixel required for republishing this story. When Trudy McCall found out her son and daughter-in-law were pregnant, she immediately offered to help on the weekends. At the time, McCall was living in…...
In Jackson County, 'when the gap exists, that's our obligation"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1741+ words) In Jackson County, leaders across the school district, county government, and nonprofits are finding new ways to meet the unique and evolving needs of rural children and families. To provide care when families need it — including before kindergarten and outside…...
New NC budget includes $97 million for child care subsidy program, establishes floor rate
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) North Carolina’s new budget for fiscal year 2026-27 — passed on Thursday — directs $97 million, recurring, in federal funds to raise the rates child care providers receive to serve children through the state’s subsidy program. The program helps low-income working parents afford licensed…...
Going 'beneath the surface' on child care losses, solutions at state task force meeting
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1255+ words) Most of the state’s loss of child care capacity in recent years has happened in rural communities, according to a new analysis from consultants at Afton Partners presented on Monday to members of the North Carolina Task Force on Child…...
New multiunit child care program breaks ground in Yadkin County, offers new model for rural child care
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (766+ words) A new kind of chid care program broke ground on May 18 in Yadkinville. Other communities are drawing inspiration from the model, which will house six small child care businesses under one roof. After years of fundraising, local collaboration, and state-level…...
How leaders in one military-focused county are seeking child care solutions
3+ mon, 19+ hour ago (412+ words) Back in 2024, Liz and I set out to learn more about the intersection of child care and the military in North Carolina. Over the last two years we’ve attended statewide summits and local task force meetings, interviewed national experts, and…...
Onslow County leaders seek child care solutions as military child care, a national model, faces limitations
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1791+ words) Rachel Nelson has worked in child care since she was a 19-year-old college student at UNC-Charlotte. She worked for two decades across multiple states, including several years in Onslow County, providing technical assistance to increase program quality. Nelson thought she…...
Business leaders use their voices to advocate for child care
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (340+ words) With the start of the legislative session, a coalition of business leaders have been uniting around an issue that’s vital to their success — public investment in child care. With funding from the Leon Levine Foundation, a new effort launched in…...
ExCEL NC: A coalition of business leaders gets vocal about child care
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1004+ words) An initiative launched in April 2025 is convening business leaders to talk about child care at the local and state level. ExCEL NC, or Executives Championing Early Learning North Carolina, a project housed at nonprofit NC Child, is forming a coalition…...