Amidst a budget deadlock in June 2024, North Carolina passed $67.5 million in funding for child care. This is LESS THAN A QUARTER of the $300 million deemed necessary by early childhood education professionals to begin stabilizing the statewide child care crisis. It stands as a reminder that child care, and more broadly early childhood education, is a bipartisan issue. Building on this momentum, NCECF sees an opportunity to share information, advocacy action plans, and policy briefs that empower our community to strengthen and stabilize North Carolina’s early care and learning system. READ MORE>>>