Publications for Parents & Families

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Quality Counts: Choosing A Quality Early Care & Education Program

How can you recognize quality? This overview of what families should look for when searching for quality child care can help you. It presents the range of available early care and education program options, North Carolina's child care licensing standards, information concerning your responsibilities as a parent or guardian, and checklists of quality indicators to use when interviewing and visiting programs.

Download this publication                    En Espanol

Tip Sheets

Child Care Resources’ Tip Sheets provide information, ideas and tips on a variety of subjects and are available for download at the links below. 

If you would like to have our Tip Sheet sent to your fax machine (or computer capable of accepting faxes), call our Faxback number at (704) 335-9421 and follow the menu for instructions. A maximum of three (3) faxes can be sent at one time. Use only the three digit number when requesting faxes. Disregard the letters TS when entering your fax requests.  Click on the link below for a complete list of Tip Sheets!

Tip Sheets for Parents and Families

Making the Move to Kindergarten: A Guide for Families

Child Care Resources worked in partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to develop this publication for families with children who are getting ready for kindergarten.  Available in English or Spanish.  Click below for useful information to help your child make the move!

Download this publication                    En Espanol