Children’s earliest experiences are built into their bodies – shaping the brain’s architecture and creating the foundation for future health and learning. Everything a child experiences in his or her earliest years impacts that child’s opportunity to fulfill his or her potential. When we provide young children with a sturdy foundation, we create a healthier and stronger North Carolina for generations to come.
The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) is a competitive federal grant designed to support the healthy development of young children through three major activities:
- Maximizing family engagement in their children’s early learning;
- Improving transitions for children and families across child care and elementary schools; and
- Improving the overall quality of early learning that young children experience.
The PDG B-5 grant award is $40.2 million ($13.4 million per calendar year) to the NC Department of Health and Human Services, beginning January 2020 and ending December 2022. For more information, read the press release on the award.
This website is supported by Grant Number 90TP0133-01-00 from the Office of Early Childhood Development within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Early Childhood Development.
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