Hybrid Event
NC Child Care Commission meeting
March 9 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hybrid Event
The NC Child Care Commission will meet March 9th (rescheduled from February 2).
This meeting will include a period for public comment. More information about the public comment process can be found here: https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Services/Child-Care-Rules-Law-and-Public-Information
To attend on March 9th:
- Webinar number (access code): 2423 434 8591
- Webinar password: care (2273 from phones and video systems)
- Please note that the meeting link will not become live until 9:45 a.m.
- DHHS Headquarters
- Conference Rooms L1-01110 A and B
- 1915 Health Services Way
- Raleigh, NC 27607
| 10 am | Welcome and Chairperson’s Report – Rhonda Rivers, Commission Chair • Roll Call – Cheryl “CJ” Johnson, Rulemaking Coordinator • Approval of November 3, 2025, Commission Meeting Minutes |
| 10:10 | Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) Director’s Report – Candace Witherspoon, DCDEE Director |
| 10:25 | Curriculum Review Update – Alicia Fink, Commission Co-Chair |
| 10:40 | Session Law 2025-36 Child Care Regulatory Reforms Discussion – Kimberly Mallady, Senior Early Childhood Policy Advisor |
| 10:55 | School-Age Rule and Fiscal Note – Alison Keisler, Policy and Planning Unit Program Manager |
| 11:15 | Review Public Comment and Commission may vote to adopt – Kimberly Mallady, Senior Early Childhood Policy Advisor • 10A NCAC 09 .2102 Use of Corporal Punishment Proposed Amendment • 10A NCAC 09 Section .2800 Two through five star rated license Proposed Repeal |
| 11:30 | Public Hearing CCDF Rules – Rhonda Rivers, Commission Chair |
| 12 pm | Lunch |
| 1 pm | Follow-Up Rulemaking Petition from Roberta Yates, Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc. – Kimberly Mallady, Senior Early Childhood Policy Advisor |
| 1:15 | Periodic Review of Rules – Alison Keisler, Policy and Planning Unit Program Manager and Kimberly Mallady, Senior Early Childhood Policy Advisor • Section .2500 Care for School-Age Children • Section .3100 Care for School-Age Children During State of Emergency • Section .2600 Multi-Unit Child Care Centers • Section .0200 General Requirements • Section .0300 Procedures for Obtaining a License |
| 4 pm | Adjourn |