RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is expanding its early childhood intervention program into more counties with a $3 million investment, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ...

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

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, with Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt (seated at right) looking on, reads to children at Kate's Korner Learning Center in Durham on March 10, 2025. Hunt is co-leading a child care ...

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

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said it is investing $3 million to expand access to Child First. Officials said Child First is an ...

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 ...