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North Carolina Child Care Commission will hold its Fourth Quarter Meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024

The North Carolina Child Care Commission will hold its Fourth Quarter Meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Division of Child Development and Early Education, 333 Six Forks Road, Conference Room 165, Raleigh, N.C. 27609. There will also be an option to join the meeting via WebEx by clicking on the following link:

https://ncgov.webex.com/ncgov/j.php?MTID=m0cc59a5fc0b1cb0f8b6efdc4531c3bca

Webinar number (access code): 2425 537 0117

Webinar password: care (2273 from phones and video systems)

Please note that the meeting link will not become live until 9:45 a.m.

There will be a public comment period from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

If additional meeting time is necessary, the Commission will also meet by WebEx only on May 21, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The meeting can be joined by clicking on the following link:

https://ncgov.webex.com/ncgov/j.php?MTID=m40183f632f428afebe44072db0a56916

Webinar number (access code): 2434 639 4930

Webinar password: care (2273 from phones and video systems)

Notice of Public Hearing with Draft North Carolina Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for Federal Fiscal Years 2025-2027 Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) Modernization Update
 

 

 

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