RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will receive a grant to support children’s health and families across the state. 

The NCDHHS announced a $4 million Preschool Development Grant that will help support children’s well being and improve access to high quality early care for families.  

NCDHHS and the N.C. Family Child Care Home project will also partner to use the federal funding to provide access to more professional training, tools for classroom curriculum and family engagement opportunities for the FCCH workforce.

The investment will guide new practices to improve the availability and quality of care for families served by the FCCH network. NCDHHS and FCCH want to identify the needs and challenges of family child care homes. 

"We’re proud to receive this grant and look forward to investing in proven strategies and creating new solutions that allow us to continue boosting quality for all, while addressing the gaps in access and outcomes in our state,” NCDHHS Director of the Division of Child Development and Early Education Ariel Ford said. 

Since 2018, North Carolina has leveraged more than $41 million in Preschool Development Grant funding to guide and scale best practices across the state’s early care and learning network. 

To learn more about the Preschool Development Grant, visit here.