Audience Category: For Child Care Providers

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Food & Nutrition Service for FCCHs

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CACFP provides nutritious meals and snacks to infants and children as a regular part of their day care. A variety of public or private nonprofit child care centers, Head Start programs, outside-school-hours care centers, and other institutions which are licensed or approved to provide day care services participate in CACFP. For-profit centers that serve lower… Continue reading Food & Nutrition Service for FCCHs

School Age Materials Toolkit

Effective school age care environments require a diverse range of materials that must meet the needs of all enrolled students. Meeting these specific needs requires crafting activity areas geared for younger children, while simultaneously challenging older students in the group. For this process to flow smoothly, group leaders and program directors must think intentionally about… Continue reading School Age Materials Toolkit

Child Care in North Carolina

Choosing a child care program is one of the most important early decisions one can make for a child. This brochure provides valuable information about licensing, the types of care available, how to pay for it, and more.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS)

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Family child care providers who utilize effective business and professional practices are more likely to provide a high-quality learning environment and interact more sensitively with children. The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is the first valid and reliable instrument for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in… Continue reading The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS)