Resource Type: Guidance

Provider Portal for COVID-19 Emergency Child Care Subsidy Program

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DCDEE has launched a new Provider Portal for the Emergency Child Care Subsidy Program to be used by providers who are accepting and serving new children of essential workers. Providers can use this job aid to learn how to log into the new Provider Portal, how to add/remove children in the portal, and how to view the roster. Visit… Continue reading Provider Portal for COVID-19 Emergency Child Care Subsidy Program

Webinars for Child Care Providers Related to COVID-19

DCDEE held several informative webinars for child care providers. On March 30 & 31, 2020, DCDEE held calls with child care providers to provide an overview of guidance provided to date, the COVID-19 Emergency Child Care Provider Application, and financial assistance available for providers and parents. Links to the webinar recordings and presentation available here.

COVID-19 Flexibility in Child Care Policy and Regulatory Requirements

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With the closure of North Carolina’s public schools, DCDEE knows the demand on the state’s licensed child care facilities is elevated. In order to provide relief and flexibility to child care facilities, DCDEE has been actively working to identify policy and regulatory requirements that can be temporarily waived, while still ensuring the health, safety, and… Continue reading COVID-19 Flexibility in Child Care Policy and Regulatory Requirements

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

Resources for Families with Young Children in North Carolina

Looking for information and resources that may be available to help your child and you? This brochure is intended to highlight information about: 1) financial assistance programs to help you support your child and family 2) child development, developmental milestones, and developmental services 3) children’s healthy social-emotional development and 4) services to support families with… Continue reading Resources for Families with Young Children in North Carolina

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.