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Child Care Resource and Referral

Wayne Child Care Resource and Referral is a free service provided by the Partnership for Children of Wayne County, Inc. The program is dedicated to making the child care system in Wayne County work for families, child care providers, employers and the community.

Who Benefits?

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Parents who need information on how to choose safe, appropriate, quality child care

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Child Care providers

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Individuals interested in improving the child care system

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Employers concerned with work and life issues

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Community organizations

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The CHILDREN!

What We're Doing In Wayne County...
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Providing training and technical assistance to child care providers to raise the quality of child care

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Providing referrals (not recommendations) for child care to support parents and child care businesses

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Recruiting and assisting new child care providers

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Distributing monthly newsletters and informational materials

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Advocating on behalf of children and family issues

Did You Know...

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North Carolina has one of the highest percentages (67%) of working mothers in the nation? Child Care is a critical need!

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There are over 3,000 children enrolled in regulated child care in Wayne County?

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Child care costs an average of $400 per month? We are continuing to work to make high quality child care accessible and affordable!

Our Lending Library

Membership in the lending library is available to all members of the community (yes parents - you too!) for a $5 annual fee. Members receive access to developmentally appropriate toys, teacher resource materials, curriculum textbooks, training materials, start-up materials and laminating services. A karaoke machine and a CD/Cassette/Radio player are also available. Call or stop by today!

 

Lending Library Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 4:30

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 - 5:00

Child Care Referral Line
(919) 735-
3371

e-mail
vwallace@pfcw.org

Valerie Wallace, Director