North Carolina is losing a startling number of child care providers. Data shows that, in August alone, more than 47 closed.

The state had a net loss of 25 child care programs in August, the most recent month for which data is available. That month, ...

Governor Josh Stein signed a law this month to ease child care regulations in an attempt to address the state's shortage of available slots for children at licensed child care providers. Advocates say ...

U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross read to children at Raleigh Nursery School in 2024 as part of an event designed to raise support for better public funding for child care programs. (Photo: Lynn Bonner) An early ...

A recent federal policy brief on North Carolina’s past child welfare reform efforts didn’t mince words: “Children in North Carolina suffer the consequences of an inadequate child welfare system.” But ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is rolling out a new technology platform called PATH NC in an effort to give its child welfare workers better tools — and better ...

A file photo of the Path NC website, which is a statewide digital system that unifies data tracking for foster children across all 100 counties. By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer The ...

Participation in afterschool programs in North Carolina is holding steady, but four in five families who want to enroll their child in an afterschool program in North Carolina can’t afford a program ...

OPENING DATE IN 2029. A NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INFORMATION SYSTEM IS CONNECTING CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES ACROSS ALL OF NORTH CAROLINA. STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS SAY IT’S TRANSFORMING THE WAY CHILDREN ...

The government shut down that started Oct. 1 could force a Head Start program in North Carolina to temporary close. The ...