In April, Child Care Services Association released an issue brief, Addressing the Early Childhood Workforce Crisis Through Stabilization Grants, which summarized the important role that NC Early Childhood Stabilization Grants have played in supporting child care programs statewide. Five case studies demonstrated the ways in which these funds have been invested such as supporting operating costs and increasing staff pay and benefits.
As welcome and helpful as the NC Early Childhood Stabilization Grants have been, the ongoing pandemic continues to impact the child care industry. This week we feature First Presbyterian Day School, a five-star child care center in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina. Although it receives some financial support from the church for which it is named, the center is a nonprofit, non-religious program and relies primarily on full enrollment from private tuition parents, although it does serve some children receiving child care subsidies.
See how these grants, which will end in April 2023 when public dollars run out, have helped child care programs in North Carolina.
This is our fifth and final weekly case study. To view all five, read the full report below.
