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CCR&R Provider Portal: NC Weekly Provider Status, Enrollment, and Vacancies

The CCR&R Provider Portal allows child care providers to report their weekly status during COVID. Those who have been approved to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic will receive an email. The email will contain a link to the Provider Portal. Once they click on the link, they will be taken to the log in screen… Continue reading CCR&R Provider Portal: NC Weekly Provider Status, Enrollment, and Vacancies

COVID-19 Child Care Payment Policies – Updated March 2021

These policies apply to licensed or regulated child care facilities for the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December 2020. New information has also been added for March and April 2021 (subject to the availability of funding) related to: 1) Operational Grants to open providers 2) Subsidized Child Care program… Continue reading COVID-19 Child Care Payment Policies – Updated March 2021

NC School Age Trauma Resource Series – Section 2: Supporting Student Resiliency

The effects of trauma are real, but they don’t have to be permanent. Trauma induced by adversity, abuse, hunger, and injustice stands as a roadblock for many students in our state; however, resilience is attainable when students are given the right tools to achieve success. Access to quality school age programming is one of the… Continue reading NC School Age Trauma Resource Series – Section 2: Supporting Student Resiliency

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn the Signs. Act Early.

From birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act and move. Track your child’s development and act early if you have a concern with the free Milestone Tracker App and a range of other valuable materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Available in… Continue reading Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn the Signs. Act Early.

NC School Age Trauma Resource Series – Section 1: Understanding School Age Trauma

Trauma is quickly becoming a topic of concern in our nation’s school age programs. Research from the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative highlights that over two-thirds of the nation’s youth face at least one traumatic event by the time they turn 16 years old (NCTSI, Understanding Child Trauma, 2015). Data from the National Council on… Continue reading NC School Age Trauma Resource Series – Section 1: Understanding School Age Trauma

COVID-19 Guidance for Providers for Parent Application for Emergency Financial Assistance

Effective April 1, 2020, parents/caregivers who are essential workers and need financial assistance for child care can complete a COVID-19 Parent Application for Financial Assistance for Emergency Child Care (known as “Parent Application”). Families should submit the application to a child care provider that is approved to remain open and is accepting new enrollments from… Continue reading COVID-19 Guidance for Providers for Parent Application for Emergency Financial Assistance

New Yale Study: COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs

Researchers at Yale University recently released the findings of a survey of 57,335 child care providers in the United States (all 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). The findings of the survey help illustrate that the child care sector is working hard to support families, but child care providers need significant help… Continue reading New Yale Study: COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs

Powerful Trauma-Sensitive Practices You Need To Know by Jon Williams

American youth are in the midst of a psychological crisis. From dealing with the pressures of a global pandemic and enduring the stress of racial injustice to coping with the everyday struggles of life, young people in the United States are experiencing an unprecedented amount of personal trauma.