Today, Gov. Roy Cooper toured Wildflower Cottages for Children in Durham County to highlight child care stabilization grants North Carolina Child Care Centers have received to support and sustain the early educator workforce. did.
“Child care and early learning programs lay the foundation for future success,” said Gov. Cooper. “This funding will help preschool teachers pay more and keep them in the profession, which helps kids learn and parents stay in the workforce.”
Since the program launched in October 2021, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has distributed more than $743 million to more than 4,300 child and home day care centers in 99 counties.
With a historic $1.9 billion federal investment in North Carolina’s child care system, child care programs open statewide and help keep teachers working. 98% of all eligible parenting programs receive subsidies.
This year, Gov. Cooper toured child care centers statewide and highlighted how the funding is helping these centers succeed as the state emerges stronger from the pandemic. Learn more about how the North Carolina Child Care Stabilization Grant supports and expands early childhood educator salaries and medical benefits, provides new equipment and funds renovations for North Carolina child care centers please learn
WFMY: Gov. Roy Cooper continues to fund childcare
Blair Barnes – November 3, 2022
Governor Roy Cooper took a field trip to High Point […].
He stopped by the Kid Appeal Learning Center to talk with his kids about North Carolina’s Child Care Stabilization Grant.
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The owner said he knew he would have a hard time surviving without money.
The center was able to use the funds to reduce enrollment fees, raise teachers’ salaries, and purchase new play equipment. Governor Cooper said the subsidies will continue through the end of 2023.
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Fayetteville Observer: Governor Cooper visits Fayetteville after $655 million distributed to North Carolina child care centers
Ariana-Jasmine Castrellon – October 20, 2022
Gov. Roy Cooper toured the Early Childhood Learning Center at Fayetteville State University. […] The state highlights that last year it distributed $655 million in grants to more than 4,200 childcare centers statewide.
“Today, we are celebrating Child Care Stabilization Grants made possible by America’s Post-Pandemic Relief Plan,” Cooper said.
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Lead teacher Michelle Moore, who has worked at the center for 18 years, said the grant will allow the facility to purchase new toys, puzzles, games and supplies for the early childhood classrooms.
Moore says she has been asking for new cabinets for her classroom for three years, but has never been able to do so.
Without the grant, the center would not have been able to replace the old and worn items, she said.
President Darrell Allison said that thanks to the grant, FSU will be adding new facilities to the campus.
“We will be able to build a new department of education on the campus of Fayetteville State University,” Allison said. “That’s $63 million allocated. That’s 100,000 plus square feet.”
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Cumberland County alone distributed $32.4 million, impacting 20,580 children and 1,684 jobs, according to data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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WCNC: Charlotte Gov. Cooper to speak on NC childcare subsidies on Thursday
Meilyn Tompkins, Chloe Lechner – April 7, 2022
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper was in Charlotte […] Visit Nana’s Place Learning Center, a childcare center on Back Creek Road, and discuss state childcare subsidies.
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The owner of Nana’s Place Learning Center says the grant helped it reopen after it was forced to close due to the pandemic and staffing shortages. They used some of the money to give bonuses to their employees.
Karen Jones, owner of Nana’s Place, said, “The staff are very important and very important to making this work.
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Governor Cooper toured Nana’s home on Thursday. He is one of his 4,000 recipients who have received a stabilization grant to date.
Jones said the grant was used not just for bonuses, but to increase health insurance offerings and add 401k options.
“I am very excited to be able to put a smile on the faces of our staff to offer bonuses. said.
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Spectrum: Childcare funding key to help economy through pandemic, says North Carolina Gov. Cooper
Michael White – October 28, 2021
Governor Roy Cooper said making quality childcare more accessible to families is key to keeping parents working and driving the economy. […] When I visited a child care center in Forsyth County.
A news release from the governor’s office said Cooper was at the Church Child Care Center in Walkertown to provide childcare and early childhood care available through grants launched earlier this month to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Emphasized funding for learning.
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Theressa Stephens, owner of Church Childcare Center, said the grant will allow her organization to provide employee pay raises and maintain safety procedures.
“This has been a difficult and stressful time for our team, but we are so grateful for the support of our community, parents and staff,” Stevens said, adding that Church Child Care Centers are COVID-19. You mentioned that you have maintained operations since the start of the 19 pandemic. “Most working parents rely on quality child care and our goal is to provide this and more.”
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“Quality early childhood education is essential to building a stronger, fairer nation and helping more parents return to the workforce and grow the economy,” he said.
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Grants are available for licensed private early care and learning programs, including commercial and non-commercial programs, family childcare facilities, and faith-based centers. Grants can be used for a variety of needs, including labor costs, rent, and personal protective equipment.
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NC Health News: $805 million investment in NC Child Care amid COVID
Anne Bryce – October 8, 2021
A sign on the side of a community school for people under the age of 6, a child care and early learning center in Carrboro, was decorated as follows: […] In brightly colored large letters.
The top banner read “Welcome”. “Welcome to Governor Roy Cooper” was spelled across another.
Against the background of children playing outdoors, Cooper and Rep. David Price, a Democrat whose congressional district covers all of Carrboro and Orange County, made the announcement outside the 51-year-old’s school. childcare industry.
Such centers and other early education programs statewide will have access to $805 million in federal aid to be distributed through North Carolina’s Child Care Stability Grant Program in November.
“This is very exciting for us as it will help strengthen our child care centers and provide the support they need to retain and attract quality teachers,” said Cooper.
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