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Regional CCR&R Services provide leadership and support for child care resource and referral services offered in CCR&R Region 18, which includes the service area of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Warren and Wilson counties. These services are funded by North Carolina Division of Child Development. Regional CCR&R Services coordinate the following statewide quality improvement initiatives for Region 18: Regional Infant and Toddler Enhancement Project provides help for infant and toddler care providers in Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson, Halifax and Warren counties. This is a free service offered through North Carolina Division of Child Development for infant/toddler caregivers and programs desiring to improve the quality of care they provide. Regional Promoting Healthy Social Behaviors Project provides assistance to child care providers and programs that care for young children with challenging behaviors. A Behavior Specialist is available to provide this service free to child care providers and programs in Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Warren and Wilson counties. Regional School-Age Quality Improvement Project offers services to improve the availability and quality of licensed school-age care in Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson, Halifax and Warren counties. A School-Age Specialist will provide these services free to school-age caregivers and programs in each of the five counties. Child Care Resource & Referral provides core services for: -Families by providing referrals to child care programs, conducting workshops on
"choosing child care" and answering questions on child care regulation and quality issues. -Community by gathering statistics on child care in Nash and Edgecombe counties,
operating a database of local child care options, increasing the awareness of quality
child care, and working with businesses who are concerned about the effects of
child care problems on the workforce. -Child Care Providers by offering support to new child care businesses, providing
technical assistance to existing child care programs and sponsoring training and
workshops on child care issues.
Child Care Resource & Referral provides all services in an unbiased manner with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, handicap, and national origin.
For more information contact Angela Nieves, CCR&R Program Manager, at (252) 985-4300, x-204 or email at
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