Welcome to the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center!

The NC Resource Center’s mission is to promote healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments in early care and education settings through child care health consultation. 

The NC Resource Center provides:

• Health and safety training and technical assistance to early educators to support children in child care and their families.
• Professional development opportunities, resources, and current best practices around health and safety in child care.
• Guidance and connection to local, regional, and state-wide child health and child care partners focusing on current health and safety priorities.
• Qualification, ongoing professional support, and coaching for Child Care Health Consultants.

For information related to child health and health and safety in child care we welcome you to explore our website. Contact the NC Resource Center using the online form or toll free number 1-800-367-2229. Anyone in the greater early care and education community is welcome to call!

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• Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

  Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 6, 2022 Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day in North Carolina. We want to take a moment to thank all the wonderful early educators for your dedication and ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of young … Continued

• E-Newsletter: Spring 2022, Volume 6, Issue 4 (Now Available in Spanish)

  Our Spring 2022 newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 4:“An Eye on Allergies” is now available in Spanish. This issue includes many tips and resources related to allergies and anaphylaxis. We encourage you to share the Spanish version, “Hablemos de las alergias” … Continued

• E-Newsletter: Spring 2022, Volume 6, Issue 4 Now Available

  The spring season is here. We know that allergies are a hot topic during the spring. Therefore, just in time for the season, our Spring 2022 newsletter, An Eye on Allergies, focuses on allergies. In addition to seasonal allergies commonly … Continued

• Webinar Archive: “COVID-19 in NC and the ChildCareStrongNC Public Health Toolkit: What You Need to Know Now”

  Great news!! If you missed it, the webinar archive of the “COVID-19 in NC and the ChildCareStrongNC Public Health Toolkit: What You Need to Know Now” that was offered on March 17, 2022, is now available. The webinar, sponsored by the … Continued

• NC Early Care and Learning Dashboard-Now Available

  Did you know that the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) has new online dashboards with the latest data and trends about NC’s Pre-K and child care programs? Visit their website to explore the interactive dashboards. … Continued

• E-Newsletter– Winter 2021/2022, Volume 6, Issue 3 (Now available in Spanish)

  Our Winter 2021/2022 newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 3:“All Children Welcome Here” is now available in Spanish. This issue includes information and resources to support creating accessible and inclusive child care environments. Please share the Spanish version, “Volumen 6, Número 3:”ATodos … Continued

• E-Newsletter – Winter 2021/2022, Volume 6, Issue 3 Now Available

  Happy New Year. The Winter 2021/2022 newsletter titled: All Children Welcome Here is now available. This issue of the NC Health and Safety Resource Center quarterly newsletter has information and many resources to support creating accessible and inclusive child care … Continued

• E-Newsletter– Fall 2021, Volume 6, Issue 2 (Now available in Spanish)

  We want to announce that our Fall 2021 newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 2: “Don’t Lose Your Cool – Keeping Children Safe as the Weather Gets Chilly” is now available in Spanish. Please help us by sharing the Spanish version, “Volumen … Continued

• E-Newsletter Volume 6, Issue 2: Don’t Lose Your Cool – Keeping Children Safe as the Weather Gets Chilly

  The Fall season is here. Just in time for Fire Safety week, our Fall 2021 newsletter is now available. This newsletter is filled with reminders on how to keep children and staff in child care programs safe. We invite you to … Continued

• North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation

  August is National Breastfeeding Month. We would like to share that The North Carolina Division of Public Health’s Nutrition Services Branch has announced that the North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation (NC BFCCD) is now available and accepting applications. Applicants … Continued