Newsletters & Reports

Newsletters:

Wake County SmartStart distributes two newsletters, including Building Blocks Monthly for child care providers and The Partner Bulletin for partner agencies. Additionally, Wake Cares 4 Kids, the advocacy arm of Wake County SmartStart, issues advocacy e-alerts and other communication that advocates need to know. To sign up to receive e-newsletters from Wake County SmartStart, click here.

Wake County SmartStart also distributes an Annual Report and a Program Evaluation Report yearly. Click below to review archives.

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The financial impact of child care in Wake County is tremendous. See the following 09-10 statistics below.

  • The average cost of child care for an infant in a 5-star center is $1,173 per month.
  • There are approximately 645 licensed child care facilities in Wake County.
  • There are more than 24,400 children in licensed child care in Wake County.
  • Wake County's child care workforce consists of approximately 4,500 individuals.
  • The total direct economic impact is more than $850 million.