NC Child Care Resource & Referral Council
Child Care Resources serves as one of three agencies that comprise the North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral Council. Along with Southwestern Child Development Commission located in Webster, NC and Child Care Services Association, located in Chapel Hill, NC the Council serves in a planning and advising capacity to the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education in developing a high performing statewide child care resource and referral (CCR&R) system. The NC Child Care Resource & Referral Council funds core service delivery in all of the fourteen CCR&R regions throughout North Carolina through a Managing Hub model. Child Care Resources Inc. is the Managing Hub for services in Regions 2, 6, 7, 9 & 13. Southwestern Child Development Commission is the Managing Hub for services in Regions 5, 8, 10 & 11 and Child Care Services is the Managing Hub for services in Regions 1, 3, 4, 12 & 14. Within each of the fourteen regions, one CCR&R agency is identified as the Regional Lead Agency. The Regional Lead Agency is accountable to the CCR&R Council and is responsible for developing strategies to address and successfully meet council established regional/county Core Service goals and outcomes.
The North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Core Services Project ensures that the key elements of Core Services including: 1) consumer education and counseling, 2) professional development and training, 3) technical assistance, 4) data collection, evaluation and analysis and 5) public awareness, are available in all counties of the state.
The North Carolina Resource and Referral Council also provides statewide project management to the following initiatives:
Infant Toddler Enhancement Project
The Infant Toddler Enhancement Project provides 25 regional Infant/Toddler Specialists statewide to serve child care providers, families and community agencies. The specialist work to improve quality and availability of infant/toddler care across North Carolina by providing training, technical assistance and an increase in access to resources. This project is managed by Child Care Services Association.
School-Age Child Care Quality Improvement Project
Statewide School-Age Specialists provide training and technical assistance to school-age child care programs ensuring that they can achieve licensure or improve/maintain level of star rated license resulting in high quality child care for school-age children. This project is managed by Southwestern Child Development Commission.
Promoting Healthy Social Behaviors in Child Care Settings
Statewide Behavior Specialists provide resources, technical assistance, and training to assist teachers in child care settings by:
- promoting the social and emotional development of children as a means of preventing challenging behaviors,
- providing techniques, methods and strategies to facilitate the attainment of appropriate behaviors(s), and
- collaborating with mental health practitioners, educators, and technical assistance personnel to develop a comprehensive resource list and protocols for referring children to promote positive behavioral changes.
The Promoting Healthy Social Behaviors in Child Care Settings project is managed by Child Care Resources Inc.
