Child Care Services Association

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ensuring affordable, accessible, high quality child care
for all young children and their families

Services for Families Looking for Child Care

Child Care Quality
Child Care Options and Regulations
Child Care Checklist

Programs to Improve Child Care Quality

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood North Carolina
Child Care WAGE$ North Carolina
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Health Insurance Program
Nutrition Services for Child Care Centers
Technical Assistance for Child Care Businesses
Training for Child Care Providers
Searchable Directory of NC Community Colleges
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood National Technical Assistance & Quality Assurance Center

Summer Options 2011: Program Listing online submission form here

Save the Dates- T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood & Child Care WAGE$
2011 National Professional Development Symposium

Employment Opportunities: Fulfilling work which supports young children and their teachers statewide.

Welcome to Child Care Services Association

We are excited to be a part of the proven success of early care and education programs. Through research, services and advocacy, Child Care Services Association realizes improvements to the child care system in Durham, Orange and Wake counties, throughout the state of North Carolina and across the country. As a national nonprofit agency and United Way member, we are proud to be a leader and innovator in strengthening the early care and education system.

Why Should You Care About Child Care?

Before first grade, a child may spend 10,000 hours in a child care program. Each of those hours is critical: research tells us that children who attend a good early education program in the first five years of life are most likely to be in a highly skilled job or in college at age 21...