Military families can now get financial support for community child care programs when on-base child care isn’t available.

The Department of Defense and Child Care Aware® of America have launched the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative in North Carolina. It provides financial assistance to help military families access and afford quality child care from community providers when on-base child care isn’t available.

MCCYN-PLUS supports military families in locations with long waitlists as well as those that don’t live near base. Families that use community child care programs could save hundreds of dollars on quality care for their children.

This program leverages the state’s commitment to building a high-quality early care and learning network that helps families raise capable children and build a stronger North Carolina. Child care programs must have a 3-star or higher rated license to participate.

Families can apply through their military service branch to determine if they are eligible and find participating child care providers.

Navy families only: The Navy MCCYN Child Care Fee Assistance Program administers the MCCYN program for Navy families. Navy families can visit the following website for additional information: https://public.militarychildcare.csd.disa.mil/mccu/ui/#/navy.  

MCCYN-PLUS is administered by Child Care Aware® of America, a nonprofit organization that works directly with child care agencies to ensure all families have access to quality, affordable child care.

For more information, visit: https://www.childcareaware.org/fee-assistancerespite/

Additional Resources:

Frequently Asked Questions 
MCCYN-PLUS Fact Sheet 

Affordable Child Care Matters 

MCCYN-PLUS Parent Pamphlet 

MCCYN-PLUS Parent Pamphlet- Spanish Speakers 

Come to the NC Early Childhood Family Leadership Conference 3/11/23

The North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education invites you to attend the 2^nd Annual North Carolina Early Childhood Family Leadership Conference taking place on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 9:00AM – 1:30PM EST via Zoom Events.

Join us once again in important conversations on how parent/family leaders can work together to co-lead and bring change to an early childhood system in North Carolina that puts families first.

The conference theme is “It Starts With Us: Leading Communities Of Change” and it will feature presentations led by advocates, change-makers, parent leaders, partners, and early-childhood advocates.  Attendees will also have an opportunity to participate in family-friendly sessions and cafes to build community with other parents and families.

Dr. MariRosa Rangel will be this year’s keynote speaker.  Dr. Rangel has received numerous awards for her work with North Carolina families.  She has worked with school districts, children and families throughout her 25-year career in North Carolina and currently services as Director for Community Engagement in the Office of Equity Affairs at Wake County Public School District.

Spanish Interpretation will be available at all conference sessions.

Register now at  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCearlychildconference2023!

The first 300 parents to register for AND attend the conference on March 11th will receive a $75.00 stipend for participation.

*After registering, you will receive your personalized Zoom Link AND Log In Information to access the conference, one week prior to the event.

**Based on your input from last year, we are making the conference virtual platform more user friendly, and easier to access

Questions?

Please contact the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) with any questions.

[email protected]

COMIENZA CON NOSOTRAS/OS/ES: LIDERANDO COMUNIDADES DE CAMBIO 

La División de Desarrollo Infantil y Educación Temprana del NCDHHS gustaría invitarlas/los/les a asistir la segunda conferencia de North Carolina Early Childhood Family Leadership ocurriendo el Sábado, 11 de Marzo, 2023 de 9:00AM – 1:30PM EST en Zoom Events. 

Esta conferencia - una vez más - contribuirá a la conversación colectiva que continúa construyendo un sistema enfocado en familias y concentrado en equidad de infancia (de 0-5 años de edad) en North Carolina. La conferencia incluirá presentaciones de padres/ma

The North Carolina Child Care Commission (Commission) will hold its Third Quarter Meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023 beginning at 10:00 a.m.  The meeting will be held in-person at the Division of Child Development and Early Education, 333 East Six Forks Road, Conference Room 165, Raleigh, NC 27609 with an option to join via WebEx.

To join the meeting by WebEx as an attendee please click the link below: 

Please note the link will not become live until Monday, February 6^th at 9:45 a.m.

There will also be time for public comment and a public hearing on the following proposed rules and impact analysis (link interested parties’ memo) during this meeting for rules 10A NCAC 09 .0713, .2513, and .2809.  The public hearing and public comment time will begin at 11:00 a.m. and may be designated by the Chairman. Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted through March 20, 2023 via email to [email protected] or by U.S. Mail to Dedra Alston, Rule-making Coordinator, NC Division of Child Development and Early Education, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2200.

How to Make a General Public Comment

If you wish to share a comment you may do so in 1 of 3 ways. 

1. Send your comment via email to [email protected] no later than February 3, 2023 or by March 20^th regarding proposed rules.
2. Send your comment via US Mail to Dedra Alston, Division of Child Development and Early Education, Administrative Services Section, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2200. Mailed comments must be postmarked no later than February 3, 2023 or by March 20^th regarding proposed rules.
3. Type your comment in the Q&A function of the Child Care Commission’s WebEx Public Comment (Monday, February 6 at 10:00 a.m.).

If you are submitting written public comment, the Commission asks that you provide (not required) your name and the facility/type of facility/organization that you are representing.

If you wish to share a comment verbally, through the web conference, please do the following:

1. In order to speak online, you must connect to the meeting through a computer or tablet.  DCDEE is unable to open audio lines if a commenter’s connection is through a phone line (either mobile or land).&