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After the Storm

What You Should Know After Hurricane Florence

Florence is a dangerous storm that is having wide-ranging effects on North Carolina and the people that DCDEE serves.


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ProSolutions

ProSolutions Training

The Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), also called the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), is a federal grant which provides funding for child care subsidies for low income working families and improvements in child care quality. In order to meet the requirements of this grant states must have both pre-service or orientation and on-going minimum health and safety training requirements in place for child care providers.


ProSolutions 
DCDEE WORKS

DCDEE WORKS

Staff in all child care positions must meet minimum education requirements. Previously, Education Evaluation Specialists in the Early Education Branch, Workforce Education Unit of DCDEE, assessed the education of individuals working in child care using paper applications in order to determine their qualifications. WORKS is designed to streamline education evaluation, using a web-based process designed to increase efficiency with which staff can process child care provider applications.


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Child Care Provider Search
Child Care Provider Search

One of the most important decisions you will ever make as a parent is choosing quality child care for your child. Every child is special and unique, and deserves the best start possible. Studies reveal that a high quality child care program will help children become be better prepared for school which increases their chances to succeed. 

North Carolina Criminal Background Check for Child Care Workers
North Carolina Criminal Background Check for Child Care Workers

The North Carolina Child Care Law (General Statute 110-90.2) requires a criminal background check (CBC) be conducted and a determination of fitness be made on all persons who work or provide child care in a licensed or regulated child care facility.

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A Message to Child Care Providers

North Carolina has experienced a significant storm that has impacted the entire state.  It is important that all child care providers keep themselves and others around them, including the children in care, safe. Please remember to follow your current Emergency Plan.  Division staff and Child Care Consultants are actively assessing our child care community to determine what damages have occurred and to offer assistance with locating temporary child care arrangements, wherever necessary.

 

 

 

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