Harnett County Child Care Resource & Referral Harnett County Child Care Resource & Referral
"Bringing parents, child care providers and community together for the sake of our children."
Who We Are: Harnett County Child Care Resource & Referral is an early childhood program, operating under the umbrella of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Harnett County Center and Harnett County Government. Offering a unique blend of direct services, Harnett County Child Care Resource & Referral helps families and communities in the area of child care and children's issues.
Mission Statement: To improve the quality and availability of child care through services to families, technical assistance and training to child care providers, working with community organizations which serve children and families, the involvement of business and industry in child care issues, and the education of community, with an emphasis to parents and other relevant groups, on those issues important to promoting better child care and quality of life for our children and families.
What We Do: HCCCR&R Provides:
- Family support that includes unbiased referrals to child care facilities in Harnett County, including but not limited to the towns or cities of Angier, Buies Creek, Bunnlevel, Cameron, Coats, Dunn, Erwin, Fuquay-Varina, Kipling, Lillington, Mamers, Olivia, Sanford, and Spring Lake. Child care referrals are made to care for two providers, preschools, child care centers, family child care homes, before school, and after school facilities. We refer families to both unlicensed and all licensed providers.
- Education to families on quality child care.
- Information to families about services such as child care subsidy, health insurance for children, resources for special needs, and information on local and state agencies associated with children's issues.
- Information and technical assistance to those interested in opening child care centers and family child care homes.
- Support to providers to operate more efficiently by offering training and technical assistance and information on professional development, TEACH and WAGE$. The bi-monthly newsletter and 5 county regional training calendar is available at www.harnett.org/coop.
- Quality Enhancement Grants, technical assistance and guidance to child care facilities seeking to increase their star rating.
- Raising A Reader program to classrooms in child care centers in Harnett County.
- Collaboration with local and state agencies to serve children and families of Harnett County.
Hours of Operation: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Office Location: Harnett County Agriculture Center, 126 Alexander Drive, Lillington, NC 27546
Telephone Number: 910-893-7597
Staff Email: athomas@harnett.org, cgreene@harnett.org
Harnett County Child Care Resource & Referral is funded by Harnett County, The Division of Child Development, Harnett County Partnership for Children, and United Way. Employment and program opportunities are offered to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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