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Learn more The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative in North Carolina provides financial assistance to help military families access and afford quality child care from community providers when on-base child care isn’t available. Child Care Fee Assistance for Military Families DCDEE WORKS Staff in all child care positions must meet minimum education requirements. Previously, Education Evaluation Specialists in the Early Education Branch, Workforce Education Unit of DCDEE, assessed the education of individuals working in child care using paper applications in order to determine their qualifications. WORKS is designed to streamline education evaluation, using a web-based process designed to increase efficiency with which staff can process child care provider applications. Learn More Child Care Provider Search One of the most important decisions you will ever make as a parent is choosing quality child care for your child. 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