Programs For Early Childhood Professionals
- Child Care Services Association – TEACH
Address: P.O. Box 901, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 967-3272
Fax: (919) 967-2945
Website Address: www.childcareservices.org/ps/teach
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Provides educational scholarship opportunities for people working in regulated child care centers and family child care homes.
- Child Care Services Association – WAGE$®
Address: P.O. Box 901, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 967-3272
Fax: (919) 967-2945
Website Address: www.childcareservices.org/ps/wage
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: The Child Care WAGE$® Project provides education-based salary supplements to low paid teachers, directors and family child care providers working with children between the ages of 0-5. The project is designed to provide preschool children more stable relationships with better educated teachers by rewarding teacher education and continuity of care.
- Davidson County Health Department – Child
Care Nurse Consultants
Address 915 N. Greensboro Street, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone: (336) 242-2300
Fax: (336) 242-2485
Website Address: www.co.davidson.nc.us/health
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Nurses provide on-site assessment of the educational needs of the child care staff, training, health and safety rating improvements, and consultation on children’s health issues.
- Smart Start of Davidson County
(Child Care Resource and Referral Services)
Address: 235 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone: (336) 249-6688
Fax: (336) 249-6687
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Offers free referral service to parents who are looking for childcare. We also offer free early childhood professional trainings on a wide variety of topics. Our resource room has play kits, toys, books, and much more which are available for early childhood professionals to check-out for use in their program. Come use our die cuts and laminator machine!
- Smart Start of Davidson County
(Education for the Stars)
Address: 235 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone: (336) 249-6688, ext. 213
Fax: (336) 249-6687
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Encourages early childhood professionals to attain a college education by offering a cash award following the successful completion of courses (letter grade of "C" or higher) required toward a degree in early childhood education (ECE) or related fields.
- Smart Start of Davidson County
(Journey to the Stars Program)
Address: 235 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone: (336) 249-6688, ext. 209
Fax: (336) 249-6687
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Quality enhancement grant program for centers and homes at the three star level and below who are interested in increasing their level of quality.
- Smart Start of Davidson County
(Quality Assistance Bonus Program)
Address: 235 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone:(336) 249-6688, ext. 209
Fax: (336) 249-6687
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Program Description: Bonus and technical assistance program for centers and homes at the four and five star level.