The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education program in the least restrictive environment. Browse a variety of useful classroom resources.
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North Carolina Parents as Teachers (NCPAT)
North Carolina Parents as Teachers (NCPAT) provides training, technical assistance, collaboration and communication for early childhood parent education home visiting services. The role of NCPAT is to provide support for affiliates in North Carolina to meet those requirements as well as additional quality standards that represent best practices in the field. NCPAT also provides training and… Continue reading North Carolina Parents as Teachers (NCPAT)
Looking for a Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Program? This Checklist Will Help
Attention Parents and Guardians! Looking for a Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Program? This checklist provides questions to pose before or during your tour of the program, as well as specific items to look for while on tour. These questions may help to ensure you find a child care program which is a good fit for you… Continue reading Looking for a Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Program? This Checklist Will Help
Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness – Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center
Enhance your knowledge around family homelessness and the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act’s definition of “homeless” as it refers to children and youth. Review other relevant federal regulations for Head Start, Early Head Start, and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)-subsidized programs. This interactive learning series is intended for professionals in Head Start, Early Head Start, and child… Continue reading Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness – Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center
Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care, Businesses, and Individuals
Find the latest COVID-19 guidelines from the NC DHHS, adopted from the CDC, on quarantine and isolation for the general population.
COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care
Find the latest COVID-19 guidelines from the NC DHHS specific to child care.
North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project
Read the latest news and learn more about the assessment process, watch videos and download resources for the Temporary Assessment Process and the ECERS-R, ITERS-R, SACERS-U, or FCCERS-R assessments.
ChildCareStrongNC Public Health Toolkit
Updated public health guidance for COVID-19.
New Yale Study Finds Masking in Child Care Programs Minimizes Closings
A new Yale study found that child care programs in the United States that practiced child masking early in the COVID-19 pandemic (May-June 2020) experienced a 13% reduction in program closure within the following year, and continued child masking throughout the one-year study period was associated with a 14% reduction in program closure.
School Age Update – Winter 2022
Quarterly newsletter for The North Carolina School Age Initiative.