Adolescent Parenting Program (APP) is a home visiting model developed and run in coordination with the NC Division of Public Health (NC DPH) that increases teen parents’ self-sufficiency, delays additional pregnancies, increases high school graduation rates or achievement of the GED, improves child welfare and school readiness, improves positive parenting practices, and ensures children’s access to a safe home environment and medical home.

Advising for child care professionals advancing their education in early care and education is an intensive and comprehensive service designed to support the whole student in achieving their goals. Intensive advising is associated with improved retention rates and knowledge gains for students.

Advising for child care professionals advancing their credentialing in early care and education is an intensive and comprehensive service designed to support the whole student in achieving their goals. Intensive advising is associated with improved retention rates and knowledge gains for students. Examples of professional certifications include the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, Family Child Care (FCC) Credential, and North Carolina Early Childhood Credential (NCECC), among others.

Building Bright Futures (BBF) is program developed by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE), run in coordination with ApprenticeshipNC and Child Care Services Association (CCSA), that supports early childhood educator pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in North Carolina, providing technical assistance, resources, and financial support to participants. This program supports students who want to enter the field, as well as ECE professionals who want to advance their education with credentials, certificates, or degrees. Apprenticeship creates a pipeline of talented and high-quality educators, increasing the ECE workforce and providing opportunity for growth within the field. Classroom instruction, on-the-job training, and mentorship with reflective supervision enhance this career pathway. *This is a temporary Solution. Permanency is contingent upon findings of the pilot program funded by a grant from DCDEE, which ran from January 3, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Additionally, this solution will be updated for FY 2026-2027.

Attachment & Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) Infant is a strengths-based parent/child home visiting model for families with children ages 6 months to 24 months. ABC Infant enhances the attachment security between a child and their caregiver, fosters strong, healthy relationships between parents and children, and promotes the child’s development.

Parent education curriculum delivered via two weekly text messages that share developmentally appropriate information with families who have a child aged birth to five on physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. All Basics Insights messages are related to the five Basics Principles: Maximize Love, Manage Stress; Count, Group, and Compare; Talk, Sing, and Point; Explore through Movement and Play; and Read and Discuss Stories.

Home-visiting program to develop early language and literacy skills through customized literacy coaching and book provision. Book Babies equips parents/caregivers with a home library from birth and ensures their access to the tools and support needed to advocate for their children when they transition to Pre-K, kindergarten, and beyond.

Child Passenger Safety (CPS) services increase families' access to child passenger safety education to prevent childhood injuries and death. A Nationally Certified CPS Technician works one-on-one with caregivers who learn how to choose the correct seat for their child’s height and weight, how to properly secure their child into the car seat, and how to properly install their car seats. CPS services will be coordinated with the local Safe Kids coalition and aligned with the North Carolina Child Passenger Safety Law (N.C.G.S. § 20-137.1).

Trauma-informed training to develop skills for improving attachment and/or strengthening relationships while reducing mild to moderate behavior concerns, and for increasing compliance.

Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) provide support and resources for children in abusive situations through services performed by victim advocates, therapists, forensic interviewers, and medical providers serving children and non-offending caregivers in comfortable, child-focused settings. Additionally, Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina (CACNC) offers symposiums, training sessions, and resources to keep local CACs, service providers, and multi-disciplinary team partners up to date with best practices.

Circle of Parents (Circle) uses a mutual support group model. Meetings are co-led by group members and professionals. Meetings provide a place where parents and caregivers connect through open discussion - learning from each other and supporting each other while building the five protective factors with the ultimate goal of eliminating child abuse and neglect.

Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) is a manualized, video-based relationship model delivered by a trained facilitator to groups of caregivers or individual caregivers. Supports caregivers’ reflective capacity and optimizes their understanding of the social emotional needs of infants, toddlers, and young children with clear, simple graphics to offer adults the chance to make sense of what’s under the child’s behavior and their own.

The Growing Together Community of Practice (CoP) model focuses on supporting the development and sustainability of a community of practice around an area of interest in early childhood. A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group-based support and consultation service for early care and education professionals who share interests/practices. CoPs provide a space and opportunity, whether in person or virtual, for shared learning, problem-solving, reflecting on real-life professional challenges, or common interests by sharing experiences, practices, ideas, tools, and resources.

The North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral program (NC CCR&R) collects updated information on the availability and quality of child care programs to educate and assist families in finding child care programs that meet their child’s and family’s needs, as aligned with CCR&R Council practice guidance.

DCDEE-approved training(s) for ECE Professionals, from entry-level assistants to multi-site administrators, intentionally designed to enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities so that staff are fully equipped to best support the needs of the children and families served. For training(s) to count towards DCDEE on-going training requirements, the content must comply with G.S. 110-91(11) and 10A NCAC 09 .1105 & .1703. Note: To be selected only when another TA Solution is assigned to the activity.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) is a book distribution program designed to increase access to books and encourage early literacy experiences in households. Age-appropriate books are delivered monthly to the child’s home with their name on the mailing label, at no cost to the family.

Subsidy services support conducted by a state level Local Purchasing Agency (LPA) to perform family outreach and application; eligibility determination; payment processing; annual recertification; reporting; etc. Expenditures in this activity do not count towards the LP's TANF/CCDF expenditure mandate requirement.

Financial assistance paid on a direct per child basis for the purchase of part- or full-day care and/or rate enhancements for families eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Includes wrap-around care for children attending other publicly funded part-day programs such as NC Pre-K, Head Start or Developmental Day Schools. This activity is implemented through the state-level subsidy contract and is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Local Partnership and the Local Purchasing Agency (LPA). This activity may serve children of all ages prior to kindergarten.

Financial assistance paid on a direct per child basis for the purchase of part- or full-day care and/or rate enhancements for families not eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Includes wrap-around care for children attending other publicly funded part-day programs such as NC Pre-K, Head Start or Developmental Day Schools. This activity is implemented outside of the state-level subsidy contract. Data will be reported into DCDEE's Smart Start Reporting System on a monthly basis. This activity may serve children of all ages prior to kindergarten. Expenditures in this activity do not count towards the LP's TANF/CCDF expenditure mandate requirement.

Subsidy services support conducted by local partnership (LP) or direct service provider (DSP) to perform family outreach and application; eligibility determination; payment processing; annual recertification; reporting; etc. Expenditures in this activity do not count towards the LP's TANF/CCDF expenditure mandate requirement.

Financial assistance paid on a direct per child basis for the purchase of part- or full-day care and/or rate enhancements for families eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Includes wrap-around care for children attending other publicly funded part-day programs such as NC Pre-K, Head Start or Developmental Day Schools. This activity is implemented outside of the state-level subsidy contract. Data will be reported into DCDEE's Smart Start Reporting System on a monthly basis. This activity may serve children of all ages prior to kindergarten.

Family Connects is a universally offered nurse home visiting program that connects with families after the birth of a newborn to share in the joy of a new baby, assess unique family needs, and respond to family needs for information or connection to community resources and supports. Trained nurses can provide supportive guidance and link families to community services based on their individual needs and preferences. Family Connects helps new parents connect with their infant (newborn to age 12 weeks) by providing them with the confidence and support needed to sustain infant and parent health, child development, and overall family well-being.

Activities to engage families as leaders and to increase parent and caregiver engagement in early childhood systems, services, and resources.

Family Navigation services assess the needs of families with children 0-5 and connect them to community resources. This strengths-based approach to partnering with families aims to increase parents’ knowledge and use of local resources.

Family Navigation services assess the needs of families with children 0-5 and connect them to community resources. This strengths-based approach to partnering with families aims to increase parents’ knowledge and use of local resources utilizing the Colorado Family Support Assessment (CFSA 2.0) with the Family Pathways Framework (FPF) developed by Colorado’s Family Resource Center Association (FRCA).

Healthy Families America (HFA) is a home visiting program developed to work with families who may have histories of trauma, intimate partner violence, mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues. Focus on prenatal support, family goal planning, family service planning, strengthening parent-child interaction, parent support and education, child development information, and health and safety information. Program activities identify existing service gaps and supports families through relationship-building strategies that are strengths-based, family-centered, culturally responsive, and reflective.

Universal home visiting program for all parents/caregivers, including those facing obstacles such as poverty, social isolation, a lack of education, or other concerns. HIPPY home visitors work with parents/caregivers to help them become their child’s first teacher and prepare their children for success in school through activities focused on their development and cognitive/reading skills.

Through this solution, intensive home visiting services are provided by a professional trained to support families with children ages birth to 2 years using the Partners for a Healthy Baby (PHB) curriculum developed by Florida State University (FSU). The curriculum includes content related to family development, family health and safety, preparing and caring for babies and toddlers, understanding baby and toddler development, and more. Home visitors use the curriculum to individualize visits to address the specific needs of each family.

Incredible Years (IY) Preschool Parenting Program (Basic) is a parent education program promoting positive parenting strategies to promote children’s academic, social, and emotional skills and reduce conduct problems in children ages 3-6 years. Preschool Basic also reduces parents’ symptoms of depression, stress, and anger.

Incredible Years (IY) Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) is a prevention program designed to strengthen teacher classroom management strategies and promote children’s prosocial behaviors and school readiness (reading skills).