Welcome
to Child Care Avenues' home page!
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Child
Care Avenues is a Child Care Resource &
Referral (CCR&R) service of Richmond
County Partnership for Children and is funded by Smart
Start and private donations. We serve the families,
child care providers, and community
of Richmond County, North Carolina.
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Care Licensing Fee--
Anyone operating a child care facility will incur a licensing
fee. The amount of the fee is based on a center's licensed
capacity. The new licensing fee does not apply to child care
homes or to religious-sponsored child care centers operating with a
Notice of Compliance. Licensing fees will not be charged to
centers located in public schools or to centers operated by the
State. |
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you know that anyone caring for an infant (12 months or younger) in a center or
home must place the baby on its back to sleep unless there is a
waiver for another sleep position? This is a licensing requirement monitored by your child care
consultant. Center and home providers licensed to care for
infants will be required to take training on safe sleep
practices. It is anticipated that directors of centers
licensed for infants and any person in that center who is scheduled
to work in the infant room must be trained. Any family home
provider caring for infants will need to take the training.
New employees shall complete the ITS-SIDS training within four
months of assuming responsibilities in the infant room or as the
administrator. The training has to be taken every three years. |
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care providers, whether licensed or not will face criminal charges
if they intentionally give children in their care medication without
a parent's authorization. It is illegal to willfully operate
an illegal child care program and any
persons doing so may face felony charges. |
| Did
you know that your NC star-rated license is reassessed every three
years? Those facilities which received two
through five stars in 2003 will be reassessed sometime this year
(2006).
You will receive a packet in the mail six months beforehand, and
your reassessment will include a full compliance visit and, if
applicable, environment rating scale assessments. To prepare for
reassessment, inform your staff of what will happen, review child
care rules, and conduct practice assessments with the environment
rating scales. If you would like Child Care Avenues to help you
prepare, contact us--we
would be glad to assist you! |
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What does Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) mean? |
Comments/questions
about this website may be directed to ccavegrant@richmondcosmartstart.org |
