This $370,507,706 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families provides funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program in North Carolina from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The CCDF is the primary source of federal child care assistance to help low-income families and improve early learning program quality. Through 25 sub-awards, this funding supports increasing access to early childhood education services for at-risk children, providing preschool for eligible 4-year-olds, improving the quality of child care through workforce development initiatives, and operating child care resource and referral agencies. Key services include early intervention for homeless children, software upgrades for management systems, trauma-informed teacher training, technical assistance for infant/toddler care providers, and salary supplements for educated child care professionals.
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