Imagine a North Carolina where:
Businesses attract and retain the best talent.
Employees have workplace benefits that support their family, especially their children’s healthy development.
Our next generation workforce has the skills and knowledge to succeed.
At the Family Forward…
Educational equity was front and center at last week’s Public School Forum Eggs & Issues breakfast. Forum President and Executive Director Keith Poston and Senior Director of Policy Lauren Fox shared the top ten education issues of 2019. Every issue…
New opportunities at NCECF include four Requests for Proposals.
Preschool Development Grant Support – Consultants
NCECF is pleased to release three Requests for Proposals to support our work with DHHS on the statewide Early Childhood B-5 Strategic Plan through…
A new NCECF guide for employers aims to create more family-friendly workplaces across North Carolina to help employers attract and retain talent and to improve health and well-being for children—the state’s future workforce.
As part of our Family Forward NC…
Press Release from the Child Care Services Association – Child Care Services Association (CCSA), a member of the North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral Council, announces the launch of the Infant & Toddler Technical Assistance Model Pilot Project, a…
The North Carolina State Board of Education is doing a deep dive into early literacy, and the message from Board members at yesterday’s meeting was loud and clear: we have to get this right, and to do that, we need…
During the first years of life, babies’ experiences are built into their bodies—shaping the brain’s architecture and building the foundation for future learning, behavior and health. Yet current and historic laws, policies and practices—both official and unofficial—have created and maintain…
North Carolina is one of 45 states that have received federal Preschool Development Grants to strengthen early childhood education systems. The grant will fund a needs assessment and development of an early childhood system strategic plan to improve the quality…
The Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Measures of Success framework includes 50-60 cross-sector, birth-through-age-eight data indicators that impact third grade reading proficiency. NCECF is releasing a Request for Proposals for two related projects:
Updating the Pathways Measures of Success with most…
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The NC Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) is hiring a new full-time Collaborative Action Manager based in Raleigh, NC. The position will contribute to…