United Way was the focus of Fox’s latest “Reboot Charlotte” segment this week, with a story on WCCB’s 10 p.m. news! Listen to the interviews below to learn more about all the great work that United Way Agencies do in Charlotte!
New Leadership Helps Reboot United Way of Central Carolinas

Check out this story about child care subsidy in Mecklenburg County with comments by CCRI President, Janet Singerman. Click here to view story

Click here to read the story in the New York Times

Recently achieved or maintained 5-star status:

Bain Elementary ASEP
Barnette Elementary ASEP
Briarwood ASEP
Chantilly Elementary ASEP
Cornelius ASEP
Davidson Elementary ASEP
Dilworth Child Development Center
EE Waddell Language Academy ASEP
Hidden Valley Elementary ASEP
Lake Wylie Elementary ASEP
Learn Together Child Daycare
Long Creek ASEP
Luvin Kare Child Development Center
Mary Frances Wall Center (Pre-K)
Partners in Learning Child Development & Family Resource
Polo Ridge Elementary ASEP
Torrence Creek Elementary ASEP
Tots Round the Clock Child Care Center Inc.
Tots Too!

Recently achieved or maintained 4-star status:

Carrie’s Kids
Charlotte Child Development Center
Childcare Network #96- Pineville-Matthews Rd.
Elmer’s Little Ones Day Care
Ernestine Weddington Day Care Home
Etta Lucille’s Child Care
Future Leaders Academy
Graves Home Child Care
Little Lambs Day Care
Pal-A-Roo’s Child Development Center –Huntersville
Randolph Middle BSEP
Strawberry Patch Day Care

The US Dept of Health and Human Services has created a new website to assist families in finding health care services. Resources featured on the website include the 311 Prenatal Hotline, Insure Kids Now, Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, Text 4 Baby, Find a Health Center Locator and the Maternal and Child Health Program. Visit HRSA Maternal and Child Health for more information.

CCRI’s Director’s Leadership Academy (DLA), funded by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, is now accepting applications for participation.

Eligibility and Cost
Child care administrators who have at least one year of experience and currently work in a licensed star-rated program in Mecklenburg County are eligible to apply. Services will be delivered at no cost at participating programs and at CCRI’s Charlotte office between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Services
Directors Leadership Academy provides customized, on-site technical assistance and off-site training to develop leadership, business and administration skills. Benefits of participation include program quality improvement through individual action plans based on the Program Administration Scale; professional development opportunities; access to college credit-bearing coursework through Stanly Community College; and supports from DLA’s mentoring system.

Interested administrators should attend a DLA Recruitment Session on Tuesday, July 12 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. or Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sessions are held at CCRI, 4601 Park Road, Suite 500, Charlotte 28209.

For more information, contact Heidi Alexander:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 170
Email: HAlexander@childcareresourcesinc.org

CCRI’s Infant Toddler Quality Initiative (ITQI), funded by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, is now accepting applications for participation.

Eligibility and Cost
All star-rated licensed child care centers (regardless of star rating) in Mecklenburg County that are committed to improving the quality of infant toddler care are eligible to apply. ITQI services are delivered at no cost on-site at participating programs and at CCRI’s Charlotte Office for a full year beginning upon acceptance and ending on June 30, 2012.

Services
ITQI services include training on Infant Toddler Foundations and Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R); customized, on-site technical assistance; access to EDU 234 and 234A (Infants, Toddlers & Twos) and 100-level credit-bearing coursework available at CCRI; and access to peer mentors.

For more information on ITQI, contact Susan Schreiber:
Office: (704) 376-6697 ext. 129
Email: SSchreiber@childcareresourcesinc.org