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Business leaders use their voices to advocate for child care
2+ hour, 40+ min 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…...
Ex CEL NC: A coalition of business leaders gets vocal about child care
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1004+ words) An initiative launched in April 2025 is convening business leaders to talk about child care at the local and state level. Ex CEL NC, or Executives Championing Early Learning North Carolina, a project housed at nonprofit NC Child, is forming a…...
Federal grant opens for colleges to establish on-campus child care programs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) Community colleges can now apply for a federal grant to support or establish campus-based child care services for students with children. In a 2024 survey, 71% of caregiving students at community colleges nationwide reported that their caregiving responsibilities could lead them to…...
Legislative preview | Child care advocates ask for state funds to 'sustain what we have' amid closures and waitlists
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1388+ words) Mary Moody bought Silver Bluff Kids Early Learning Center in 2023, one of seven child care centers set to close in western North Carolina at the time. The owners cited insufficient child care subsidy funding. Today, the Canton center, where around…...
National research highlights Forsyth Tech's success in connecting student parents with child care
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1170+ words) More then 3 million undergraduate students in the United States are parents. Over half of those student parents are enrolled at community colleges. For these students, the simultaneous demands of work, school, and caregiving often complicate their ability to finish their…...
Family Forward NC" Summit celebrates family-friendly business practices, highlights need for child care support
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1099+ words) More than 100 business leaders from across the state came together in High Point on Wednesday to recognize the family-friendly policies they've already adopted, and learn more ways they can support working families." The event was organized by Family Forward NC,…...
National survey of parents identifies barriers to family well-being
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (755+ words) A new survey shows households with children under age 18 are experiencing economic strain, with parents suffering from depression, burnout, and hopelessness." Capita launched the new national survey, Quarterly Insights from American Families, in partnership with You Gov. The survey will…...
State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1454+ words) North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows of licensed care expected in the next year, said Candace Witherspoon, director of the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to legislators Tuesday....
Community colleges help solve child care crisis and housing shortages
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (930+ words) Hi all, Emily Thomas with Awake58. I'm always amazed at the ingenuity of our state's community colleges, particularly their ability to pivot and meet specific needs of their local community." This week, we're highlighting some of those stories, starting with this…...
Playbook | Early childhood program equitable workforce solutions
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) Katie Dowdle and Rhonda Steele Editor's note: This article is part of a series on the intersections of community colleges and child care. Other articles in the series are available here. This article was originally published by Mc Dowell Technical…...