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This week, Southwestern Child Development announced it will be closing seven child care centers in North Carolina’s westernmost counties effective Oct. 31, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Are you still using “day care” or “daycare” in news articles and headlines about early childhood education or child care? If so, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services asks journalists to update their language
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 12:11 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Governors Send Letter to Congress Outlining Need for Greater Recurring Federal Investment in Child Care
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 10:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Visits Haw River Elementary to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education from Extreme Legislation
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley visited Little People Preschool in Raleigh and celebrated Child Care Provider Appreciation Day.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 12:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured the Irene Wortham Early Learning Center in Asheville to highlight recommended budget investments to support children, families and businesses.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 5:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured Lollipop Child Development Center in Charlotte to highlight recommended budget investments that will support children, families and businesses.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 1:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured Dawnsha’s Loving Childcare #2 in Greenville and highlighted his recommended budget investments in child care to support children, families and businesses.
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2023 @ 4:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary LtGen Walter Gaskin toured the Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro to highlight the (MCCYN)-PLUS
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 11:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative launches in North Carolina to make it easier for military families to access and afford quality child care from community providers.
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2023 @ 11:54 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $4 million Preschool Development Grant that will help support children’s health and well-being
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 9:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) appears to have funneled over $60,000 in campaign funds into childcare, according to a report based on his Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 11:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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More than $743 Million in NC Child Care Stabilization Grants have been distributed to over 4,300 Child Care Centers Statewide
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited and toured the Kid Appeal Learning Center in High Point to highlight the NC Child Care Stabilization Grants.
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 @ 4:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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More than $655 Million has been Distributed to Over 4,200 Child Care Centers Across North Carolina
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 3:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Additional $150 million available for eligible child care facilities through NCDHHS
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 11:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Government efforts to make things “affordable” instead typically make things worse
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Next week, North Carolina's youngest children who are eligible for food assistance benefits will begin to receive extra monthly benefits tied to the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2021-2022 school year.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCDHHS has distributed more than $340 million in grants to over 4,000 child care centers in 99 counties
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2022 @ 8:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper toured a Goldsboro child care center that received funds and encouraged other facilities to apply for the program
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 6:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper visited and toured the Community School for People Under Six in Carrboro where he announced a historic, one-time federal $805 million investment in North Carolina's early care and learning child care programs.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 2:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Samuel Gregg writes for National Review Online about a philosophical divide that animates the fight over a proposal from U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney.
Published: Monday, March 1st, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper Announces $35 Million for Child Care Programs
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2020 @ 2:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing $35 million in operational grants from federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to help child care programs providing in-person child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2020 @ 3:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Providing essential child care is serious business for this alumni family
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2020 @ 3:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Families and caregivers in need of child care for children up to age 12 can call the child care hotline at 1-888-600-1685 to be connected directly to care options in their community that meet their families’ needs.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 @ 9:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has expanded the COVID-19 Dashboard to include expanded county data on trends, demographics and testing.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2020 @ 9:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Hope4Healers Helpline (919-226-2002) is being expanded to support the staff who work in North Carolina’s child care programs.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 @ 11:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Executive Order No. 130 Also Waives Rules to make Child Care and Workers Available
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 2:27 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing financial assistance to help essential workers afford child care and bonuses to child care teachers and staff who provide care during the COVID-19 crisis.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Families who have flexible working arrangements are encouraged to stay at home with their children.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 4:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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School is canceled in North Carolina. Now, the state must decide how to handle nutrition, child care, and distance learning.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper met with childcare teachers at Mama Lissa’s Tiny Tot University, a five-star child care facility in Shelby. In a roundtable discussion, teachers shared that preventable diseases go untreated because they need access to health insurance.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 5:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper listened to child care teachers at Small World Child Care in Goldsboro today about their concerns about access to healthcare.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 6:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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