Testing for Lead Contamination:  New Sanitation Rule
The NC Commission for Public Health has adopted and approved a new sanitation rule (15A NCAC 18A .2816) effective October 1, 2019. This amended rule requires that all licensed child care centers test all drinking water faucets and food preparation sinks for lead contamination within one year, and new centers must test upon application for a license. To read more click here.
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​Programs for Child Care Providers:

  • Technical Assistance: Trained Early Childhood Specialists provide consultation or more intensive guidance and support to programs enrolled in an Incredible Years class or interested in improving infant/toddler quality care. The Alamance Partnership for Children (APC) Child Care services team can provide assistance on questions about any topic related to Child Care: Activities, Health and Sanitation, Licensure and Rating Scales! Please contact the Partnership at 336-513-0063 for additional information or use the request form or our ​online contact form.
  • Trainings: APC staff works together with other presenters to offer a comprehensive array of training opportunities to early childhood educators working in Alamance County! All Training sessions are approved for Division of Child Development credits, but the Partnership also works with Child Care Services Association (CCSA) to provide continuing education units for some sessions. Can’t find a training you need? Contact CCSA or look at the training calendar.​​​​
​The T.E.A.C.H.(Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® National Center-provides educational scholarships to early care professionals and those who perform specialized functions in the early care system. The goals of T.E.A.C.H. are:
  • To provide educational scholarship opportunities for people working in regulated early care centers and family child care homes
  • To increase the knowledge base of early care and education professionals working with young children, improving the care these children receive
  • To encourage early care and education professionals and organizations continuing support to educate their staff
  • To provide increased compensation that is directly related to increased education
  • To reduce staff turnover by supporting the above goals while also requiring from participants a one year commitment to early education after their scholarship year
  • To provide a professional development path for teachers, directors and family child care home providers currently in the field
  • To create a model of partnership for improving the quality of care that children in early education programs in North Carolina receive.
For more information about T.E.A.C.H. call ​919-967-3272
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​T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood 2016-2017 Annual Report

​Child Care Services Association Child Care in Alamance County Fact Sheet: 2017.
Interested in opening a new child care program?  Please contact the Partnership at 336-513-0063.
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​​WAGE$: The Alamance Partnership for Children funds the NC WAGE$  project which provides a salary supplement for teachers based on their educational level and years of employment within a facility.