A Comprehensive Approach to
Enhancing Early Care and Education

For Families

For Early Educators

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Who We Are

Early Years improves the quality of child care in North Carolina for all children and families.

We help families find child care, offering informational events for families, professional development opportunities and programs for providers and comprehensive child care research for policymakers.

63,700
children were enrolled in a child care program with at least one TEACH participant
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4,122
early childhood educators received a supplement through WAGE$
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868
early education programs with supplement recipients
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How We Help

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For Families

We help families find, evaluate and pay for child care services.

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For Early Educators

We help educators and directors provide high-quality services.

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Our Research

We conduct comprehensive studies on early care.

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Is Your Preschooler Ready for School? We Make Pre-K Registration a Breeze!

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News

Honoring a Champion of Early Care and Education

Mar
27
Event

2026 Triangle Child Care Awards

8:00 am – 11:00 am
The Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr. Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 United States
Jun
24
Event

Choosing Quality Child Care Webinar

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
UNC Women’s Hospital 101 Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, NC