Durham County’s Infant and Toddler InitiativeThrough collaboration among community partners,
Durham County’s Strategic Plan for Infants and Toddlers was developed to assess the current status of infants and toddlers and their families in Durham; and develop a plan and framework for collaborating, seeking funding and aligning the community to ensure the healthy development of infants and toddlers and their ultimate success in school.
The Strategic Plan is the beginning stages of the Infant and Toddler Initiative to build more resources for families with infants and toddlers in Durham County.
To learn more about the initiative,
contact Kate Irish, Program and Evaluation Director.
Facts about Infants and Toddlers in Durham County- There were more than 4,300 births in Durham County in 2007.
- In 2007, 3,661 infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) were enrolled in a licensed child care setting.
- In 2007, 22.3 percent of infants and toddlers in child care were enrolled in 5-star child care.
- Child care tuition rates for an infant in a 5-star center are about $933 a month ($11,196 a year).
- Less than three in every 100 spaces in 5-star child care programs (highest quality rated programs) were available to new parents needing child care for their infants or toddlers.
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