A Comprehensive Approach to
Enhancing Early Care and Education

Who We Are

Early Years improves the quality of child care in North Carolina for all children and families.

We help families find child care, offering informational events for families, professional development opportunities and programs for providers and comprehensive child care research for policymakers.

63,700
children were enrolled in a child care program with at least one TEACH participant
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4,122
early childhood educators received a supplement through WAGE$
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868
early education programs with supplement recipients
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NC Educators and Families