How Child Care Services Association Makes a Difference
As an innovator and incubator for solutions to child care issues, CCSA is proud to be a part of the many successes that are making high-quality child care available to all families and their children. For more than 45 years, CCSA has worked locally, statewide and nationally to fulfill this goal.
Whether through helping low‐income families afford quality child care, child care referrals, salary supplements for our underpaid early childhood educators or educational scholarships to allow the men and women who teach our young children to continue their own education, CCSA is dedicated to ensuring that our children grow up happy, healthy and ready to succeed.
Please consider making a gift to CCSA online or by calling Carolyn Reynolds at (919) 969‐1927.
Checks may be mailed to:
CCSA
Attn: Development
PO Box 901
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Annual Report
Testimonials
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It was very helpful in informing us about how to understand the North Carolina child care rating system. [The Specialists] suggestions about what to look for in a child care provider were also very helpful. And the list of available providers in our area and price range was a big help as we looked for a provider for our child.
— Preschool Parent
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[It was a] reminder that I am very important as a teacher and that the children in my care depend on me especially in the first three years of their lives.
— NITTO participant
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Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® always seems to come right on time. It helps me to stay in infant-toddler care. It motivates me to keep going, helps me to realize that somebody cares, and shows that infant and toddler teachers are not forgotten.
— participating teacher
CCSA News
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RFP of Workforce Study Communications Plan Development for CCSA
Child Care Services Association (CCSA) is soliciting proposals from interested firms and individuals (Proposers) to provide Communications, Public Relations and Publicity services to establish CCSA, and position the 2024 North Carolina Child Care Workforce Study as the premier resource for early childhood educators in North Carolina through a robust, innovative, forefront Public Relations strategy. -
Appreciating AWARD$ Plus: Doris Lee
Doris Lee is a Dare County Early Childhood Professional and onsite Administrator of a 4 star licensed facility. She is a strong advocate for Early Childhood and strives every day to be an influential resource to her fellow teachers, the children and their families as she serves in the field. She wants to raise awareness about how child care needs are not being met, including fair compensation for early educators, and the resources that are not available. Doris said, “AWARD$ Plus allows me to be able to take care of my financial obligations along with my living expenses. Our line of work deserves competitive wages for teachers and administrators to feel appreciated and respected as they fight the good fight. Early childhood educators shouldn’t be financially struggling to maintain the basics of everyday life all because they chose to work with children.” -
First Year in Review: Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$® Plus
First year? In many ways, yes! If you are familiar with Infant-Toddler Educator AWARD$®, then you know this education-based salary supplement program actually began back in 2018. However, in FY23, the program transitioned to AWARD$ Plus with expanded eligibility. The primary differences in eligibility are shown below.