Early Childhood Focus

Getting Fitter at Child Care

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:17:24 PST

It may have been the easiest cold call in history. Two weeks ago, a personal trainer called Creative Kidz Academy in North Raleigh to pitch a 12-week training program aimed at small fry. Instead of a day-care worker frazzled by trying to keep up with energetic ankle biters, he found a surprisingly receptive ear.

Local Child Care Centers Respond to Tough Economy

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:52:26 PST

Child care centers in Randolph County are responding to the economy�s downturn by offering sliding fee scales and expanding hours to serve parents who work a second shift.

Rising Cost of Child Care Raising Concerns in Area

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:55:37 PST

It's cheaper in North Carolina to send your child to college for a year than it is to pay for a year's worth of child care for an infant or 4-year-old.

Child Care Subsidies Join Election Issues

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:48:19 PST

The two top Democratic candidates for governor both want to empty the state's child care subsidy waiting list if elected, they said this week.

Edgecombe to Cut Child Care

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:33:46 PST

When Traci Stith opened the letter last week, it was like a bomb exploded in her living room.

More Davidson County Children are in Quality Child Care

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:33:30 PST

New data released by The North Carolina Partnership for Children shows more families with young children have access to, and are participating in, high-quality child care programs in Davidson County.

Smart Start Proving Itself

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:15:12 PST

More families with young children have access to, and are participating in, high quality child care programs in both Beaufort and Hyde counties.

Military Families Get Child Care Help in Spending Bill

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:33:11 PST

The $516 billion sweeping government spending bill before Congress provides $129 million for child care centers at 16 military installations, including locations where there have been heavy deployments of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Opinion: Employers should help parents with child care costs or pay indirectly in productivity.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:41:45 PST

Stressed-out families are struggling to find affordable, high-quality day care all over the country. More so in states like North Carolina, where efforts to raise educational requirements for day-care workers have increased expenses at child-care centers. Providers, in turn, have passed those costs along to parents.

High priority, high cost of child care

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:04:34 PST

Renee Hankins and her fiance pay more to keep their sons in day care than they pay on their home.

Gov. Jim Hunt Cutting Ribbon on Breakthrough Child Care Resource Center in Durham

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:23:44 PST

One of North Carolina's favorite sons and longtime advocate of children and education will be on hand for the official opening of a breakthrough child care resource facility in the Triangle.

Child care needs to expand with base

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:20:39 PST

Nearly 11,500 additional Marines and sailors are coming to Eastern North Carolina in the next four years - bringing with them an estimated 9,500 spouses and children.

Helping Latinos with child care laws

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:18:25 PST