The Child Care WAGE$® Program is offered throughout North Carolina as a collaboration between local Smart Start partnerships, the North Carolina Partnership for Children and the Division of Child Development and Early Education. Learn more about WAGE$ funding.
How to Participate
Counties that use Smart Start funding to support the Child Care WAGE$® Program can join at any time and we welcome questions from those interested. Please contact WAGE$ to learn how your Smart Start partnership can participate.
Additional Information for Funders
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: An Evidence-Informed Initiative
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: NC Smart Start Contract Activity Description
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: NC Fact Sheet (haga clic aquí para hoja de hechos en Español)
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: NC Salary Supplement Levels
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: NC Statewide Logic Model
- Child Care WAGE$® Program: Busting the Myths
The T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® National Center has released this very helpful fact sheet about compensation: Better Compensation: The Key to an Educated and Committed Early Childhood Workforce
Have WAGE$ questions? We can help!
We are available by phone Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. When calling please reference WAGE$. If you are a current participant please also mention the county in which you work. You can also send us a message online.