Daycare
Childcare services and facilities
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25 years after saving dozens of children at NYC daycare, Louisburg teacher still haunted by 9/11
Tara Jones, a Louisburg teacher, told WRAL News that she doesn't take teaching children for granted in her decades-long career; not in 2026, and not on September 11, 2001, when she was working at a daycare blocks away from the Twin Towers.
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Raleigh leaders work to make childcare more accessible, affordable
Information about Raleigh leaders work to make childcare more accessible, affordable
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Dip in available child care providers presents challenges for families
North Carolina is losing a startling number of childcare providers. New data shows in August alone, more than 47 closed.
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Wilson daycare shuts doors with nearly no notice to parents and staff
Parents and staff are demanding answers, and their money, after they say a Wilson daycare closed with nearly no notice. Now, families who depended on Kid City USA told WRAL News they are trying to make ends meet as the company faces a multi-million bill.
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'It’s cold-hearted': Wilson daycare closure leaves parents, staff scrambling for answers
With little warning and no clear explanation, families are left searching for alternative childcare, while employees face uncertainty.
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Fayetteville woman was keeping 26 children at time of girl's drowning
Melissa Ann Ortiz-Fikes had more than two dozen children at her 'unofficial daycare' at the time a two-year-old girl drowned in a pool at the home. Now the child's mother is demanding answers and accountability.
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Car slams into daycare center in Washington
Two people are in critical condition after a car crashed into a daycare center.
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Day care workers ask parents to leave Crocs at home
A popular type of shoe is stepping into the crosshairs of day care providers asking parents to leave their kids' Crocs at home for safety reasons.
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Child care providers fear federal funding freezes could impact programming
The National Head Start Association reported that many grant recipients have seen delays in accessing approved grant funding since the funding freeze was announced in the second week of the Trump administration.
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Mom finds hypothermic child left on bus
A 5-year-old girl is recovering after being left on a bus alone by her daycare in Chicago.
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Mom finds 5-year-old girl alone on bus with hypothermia
A 5-year-old girl is recovering after being left on a bus alone by her daycare in Illinois.
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Tips on getting your baby ready for day care
There are some easy ways to make the transition from home to day care smoother for you and your child.
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'This was major': Toddler safe after wandering away from Greenville child care center and into oncoming traffic, family says
A toddler is safe Tuesday night after he wandered away from his child care and into oncoming traffic in Greenville.
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State revokes Raleigh child care facility's license following investigation
Among the violations found at the school was that "staff made a five-year-old child sit in feces-soiled clothing for several hours to teach the child a lesson."
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Childcare rally planned in Durham on Monday evening
Dozens of people will gather Monday in Durham to call for higher pay for childcare workers, a group so many families depend on.
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Parents scrambling to find childcare after Rolesville daycare announces closure
Northern Wake County parents have just a few weeks to find new childcare for their kids. Amber Clark said she cried when she opened the letter notifying her that the locally-owned Rolesville daycare center, Rhymes & Reasons, was closing down for good
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'Childcare cliff': Families struggle as another daycare center closes, NC considered childcare desert
Northern Wake County parents have just a few weeks to find new childcare for their kids. Some of the issues cited by Rolesville's Rhymes and Reasons daycare center are common statewide.
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Wife of NC lieutenant governor shutters nonprofit that had drawn criticism from fellow Republicans
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's wife, Yolanda Hill, founded Balanced Nutrition in 2015. She's shutting down the Greensboro nonprofit, which has recently become a source of criticism from fellow Republicans.
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Baby girl recovering after getting severe burns at Concord day care
A local nine-month-old baby girl is fighting in the hospital after getting third-degree burns at her daycare in Concord.
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High costs shrink size of families: The price of raising kids
The cost of living is a major concern for many Americans. The average American family is having fewer children, and the average cost of child care is around $9,200 per year.
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Goldsboro daycare closing, some parents yet to receive notice
Brighton Academy in Goldsboro announced an impending closure Wednesday, leaving parents scrambling to find childcare with little notice.
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Child-feeding program reimbursements delayed due to NC accounting software switch
Child care services that serve low-income families rely on a federal reimbursement to buy food. Those payments have been delayed twice in the last few months, causing a cash flow issue in an already struggling industry.
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Day care worker faces assault charge for taping 4-year-old boy's mouth
A Wake County woman has been charged with assault after a video showed her taping a 4-year-old boy's mouth shut and jerking him by the arm at a day care.
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Which term is correct to use? Day care or child care
Whichever term you use, WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty found there are increasing costs for people who look after children.
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Day care versus child care: Which is the correct term to use?
Whichever term you use, WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty found there are increasing costs for people who look after children.
