RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is expanding its early childhood intervention program into more counties with a $3 million investment, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ...

A recent federal policy brief on North Carolina’s past child welfare reform efforts didn’t mince words: “Children in North Carolina suffer the consequences of an inadequate child welfare system.” But ...

On Wednesday, June 18, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the start of PATH NC, the Partnership and Technology Hub for North Carolina, a new statewide information ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said it is investing $3 million to expand access to Child First. Officials said Child First is an ...

A file photo of the Path NC website, which is a statewide digital system that unifies data tracking for foster children across all 100 counties. By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer The ...

Governor Josh Stein signed a law this month to ease child care regulations in an attempt to address the state's shortage of available slots for children at licensed child care providers. Advocates say ...

Governor Josh Stein has announced that the NC Task Force on Child Care and Early Education co-chaired by Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt and Senator Jim Burgin released its report outlining six ...

WINSTON-SALEM — The second time appears to be the charm when it comes to North Carolina building a statewide system to assess and track children in its child welfare system. The Partnership and ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with 16 state institutions of higher learning to ...

North Carolina is losing a startling number of child care providers. Data shows that, in August alone, more than 47 closed. In the same month, only about 22 opened for business. Other WRAL Top Stories ...