Provider Services
Consumer Education and Referral
Scholarship
Double Jeopardy
Supply and Demand
100
This is the cost to providers for technical assistance services
What is free? During FY14, CCSA TA served 254 early childhood programs in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties at no charge to the programs. Services were paid for through funds from NC DCDEE, Smart Start, and United Way of the Greater Triangle.
100
This is the name of CCSA’s regional referral service or call center
What is Child Care Referral Central? Child Care Referral Central serves the nine county Child Care Resource and Referral Region 12-- the area including Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance and Wake counties. 3,223 families (4526 children) received child care consumer education and referral services through Child Care Referral Central in FY14.
100
75% of county median income
What are the income guidelines for the Scholarship program? In FY14: 86% of scholarship recipients reported that services enabled them to select higher quality care for their children 71% reported that their children were not in any kind of licensed care prior to accessing a scholarship
100
These two towns provide funding to support scholarships for their residents and employees
Who are Chapel Hill and Carrboro?
100
There are more Wake County Family Care Homes at this star-rating level, than any other
What is 1-star?
200
This document list all of the educational classes CCSA offers for early childhood and school-age professionals to increase knowledge and appropriate practices
What is the CCSA training calendar? Professional development opportunities were provided to 2,552 unduplicated child care professionals working in licensed programs in Durham, Orange and Wake counties in FY14. CCSA held 384 workshops for a total of 916.5 hours.
200
This service includes follow-up calls, vacancy checks, and site visits to child care programs
What is an Enhanced (or Intensive) Referral? 990 families in Durham County received enhanced referrals through funding from DPFC and Durham County government.
200
Child care programs must have at least this level of license to participate in the scholarship program
What is 4-star? 4.8 was the average star rating of the care utilized by children receiving services
200
20% of all families receiving referral services
What is the percentage of families surveyed as part of CCSA’s annual referral evaluation? In FY14, 615 families were surveyed. 94% of all families reported being satisfied with services, 92% reported feeling more informed and better able to select child care as a result of CCSA services, and over 99% reported using three or more quality indicators in their search for child care after working with a referral counselor.
200
The average monthly rate for 5-star infant care in Orange County
What is $1,260?
300
In fiscal year 2015, TA will lead a statewide project to certify early educators in this assessment tool.
What is the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)™? In a new Race to the Top project, TA will train 60 educators across NC to become certifies as Infant CLASS™ Observers and 60 to be Toddler CLASS™ Observers. TA also has contracts to complete CLASS™ assessments for: Wake County NC Pre-K programs; Chapel Hill Carrboro Public School Head Start programs; and Wake County SmartStart SEED project.
300
This annual camp directory is published every February by the News & Observer in partnership with CCSA
What is Summer Options?
300
The largest CCSA funder of scholarships for students
Who is UNC-Chapel Hill? In FY14, 106 children received assistance through the UNC Scholarship program.
300
This biennial publication produced by the Family Support department documents local child care supply and demand
What is “The State of Child Care in the Triangle”?
300
The vacancy rate for preschoolers in Durham County 5-star centers
What is 7%?
400
This federal program provides reimbursement of funds for meals served in early childhood programs
What is the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)? In FY14, 71 family child care homes and 22 centers were sponsored by the CCSA Food Program. A total of 540,945 meals were reimbursed for an average of 1,092 children.
400
This educational workshop is delivered to new parents at UNC Women’s Hospital, Rex Hospital, and WakeMed Hospital, among other locations
What is “Choosing and Using Quality Child Care”? The Family Support department conducted 45 workshops and 100 information sessions, and participated in 18 community fairs throughout CCSA’s service area in FY14.
400
This new project will provide flat monthly payments to child care providers based on their license level, program standard points, and number of subsidy children birth-5 being served
What is the Wake County Quality Supplement project? The program provides a financial “bonus” payment to support quality in facilities that serve children on subsidy.
400
This seminar is recommended for starting a family child care home based program
What is Pre-licensing for family child care home providers? CCSA conducts this workshop at least four times per year.
400
43% of families receiving referral services earn under this annual income figure
What is $20,000?
500
This TA program has been newly funded by Wake County Smart Start for FY15
What is the Directors' Leadership Academy (DLA)? DLA will serve up to 60 directors over three years—20 per year. The academy will meet monthly for professional development and training and coaching. In addition, on-site TA will provide support on administrative leadership skills such as budgeting and personnel management.
500
This electronic newsletter filled with child care and development, health, and parenting articles is sent out every other month.
What is Family Focus?
500
10% of the family’s gross monthly income
What is a parent fee (or co-pay)?
500
In 2013, the average program standard points for all licensed child care programs in Durham County was 4.61 (out of 7). This number is the 2013 average "program standard" points of the programs in Durham that received TA services from CCSA.
What is 6.07?
500
9% of all children receiving scholarships have these
What are special needs?
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