Health

Hilltop Home

Hilltop Home is a private, nonprofit residential center that serves children with severe developmental and medical disabilities.

March of Dimes

March of Dimes is dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The organization offers information about pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and newborn health and answers questions and provides information on pregnancy and birth defects.

NC Health Choice

NC Health Choice provides free or low-cost health insurance to children whose families cannot pay for private insurance and who do not qualify for Medicaid. Children are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis.

N.C. Healthy Start Foundation, Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) Program

This statewide resource offers information about women’s health issues and keeping babies safe and healthy. The organization provides information about child health insurance programs, general information about SIDS and counseling for families who have lost an infant to SIDS. Materials are available in English and Spanish.

Nurse-Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership is a program for women of any age who are going to have their first baby. Once enrolled, a specially trained nurse will visit participants in their homes throughout pregnancy and continue to visit until the baby is 2-years-old.

Southeast Family Services

Southeast Family Services provides evaluations for infants and young children who may have developmental problems. Speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychological and psychiatric services are available.

Triangle Down Syndrome Network

Triangle Down Syndrome Network (TDSN) is a nonprofit which provides support to children and adults with Down syndrome and their caregivers. TDSN provides a New Parent Book for parents who have received pre- or postnatal diagnoses. TDSN also hosts regular parent support meetings, picnics, holiday parties, teen dances and a monthly moms’ night out.

Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities

Founded in 1969, the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities provides educational, residential, therapeutic and family support services to children and adults with special needs.

White Plains Children’s Center, Inc.

White Plains Children's Center is a nonprofit, five star inclusive developmental day childcare center located in Cary, North Carolina.

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During the 2008-2009 fiscal year, 89% of children on subsidy with special needs were placed in a 4 or 5 star child care center, a percentage which exceeds the state's rating by 2%.

Wake County SmartStart funds services and activities through which almost 70% of child care facilities in Wake County received consultation and training, resulting in more highly-trained child care workers, which is critical to the quality of care a child receives.

Additionally, during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, over 20,000 children, birth to 5, benefited from child care subsidy assistance, More at Four, Quality Child Care and health and family support activities.