Region 4 CCR&R Services is a collaboration of agencies serving children and families in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Counties.
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Child Care Resource and Referral agencies deliver an interrelated set of “core” services to families, child care providers, and communities. CCR&R Core services include:
Consumer Education and Referral
Professional Development
Technical Assistance
Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination
Public Awareness
CCR&R Core services address four major areas which include:
Support families and the child care system by gathering supply and demand data to help improve their local early education/school-age system.
Equip families with consumer education materials to assist them in their search for child care.
Assist those interested in starting a child care program or in enhancing their current program operation/
Facilitate the development of pathways to higher education for the early childhood workforce.
Provide training and technical assistance to child care providers.
Maintain and use a child care / early care and education database, to document child care needs and gaps.
Play a key role in informing the public and affecting child care policy; and
Acts as a partner in community planning for early care and education.
Region 4 Child Care Resource and Referral Services provide all services in an unbiased manner with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, handicap and national origin.