Here Are Some Models of Recovery for Early Care and Learning After Hurricane Helene

This story was originally published by EdNC.org. Unlike North Carolina’s K-12 schools or community colleges, child care programs aren’t consolidated under a public system. That makes it harder for early childhood programs to acquire funding and coordinate recovery from disasters such as Hurricane Helene, creating short- and long-term effects on children, families and communities. The longer it takes for young learners to return to their early care and learning settings, the longer it takes for their families to resume regular working schedules. Young children thrive on that regularity, and their healthy development depends on trusted and caring relationships with caregivers... [Read more...]