EXCERPT FROM: Gaston Gazette
By Diane Turbyfill
Hundreds of Gaston County families get federal money for child care, but 600 children remain on a waitlist despite millions of dollars trickled down through the Gaston County Department of Social Services.

EXCERPT FROM: Gaston Gazette
By Rebecca Clark
Parents looking for child care options have been offered a new choice.

EXCERPT FROM: Times-News Online
By Brittany Jackson
Some local experts say there's a way to simultaneously save taxpayers money, reduce crime and lower prison costs, as well as spend less on remedial and special education programs -- investing in and maintaining quality early childhood education.

EXCERPT FROM: News14.com
By Jennifer Moxley
CONCORD – There is a long list of families across the state waiting for government subsidies to help pay for child care.

EXCERPT FROM: News & Record
By Staff Reporter
WENTWORTH – Rockingham Community College will close its five-star child development center on May 28 because of low enrollment and rising operating costs.

EXCERPT FROM: Times-News Online
By Jessica Goodman
The North Carolina General Assembly cut $16 million in funding for Smart Start, and one program in Henderson County was eliminated because of the budget crisis.

 Peachtree – Tri-County Community College has been experiencing all-time enrollment highs, though the on-campus childcare center has been suffering from a lack of families utilizing the service.

Lynda Bien-Aimes calls the funding stream that helps her with child care expenses "an angel in disguise."

Working families now have another resource to help them cover the cost of high-quality child care. Child Care Services Association is now providing financial assistance to help connect Durham County families with high-quality care in 3, 4 and 5-star child care facilities. This new program, the Smart Start Child Care Scholarship Program, is funded through Durham’s Partnership for Children, a Smart Start initiative, and is designed to complement the child care subsidy program administered by Durham’s Alliance for Child Care Assess.

LITTLETON — The slumping economy and high unemployment rate is causing some area child care centers to struggle.