Services for Families & Young Children
Children’s Resource Library
Visit one of our Children’s Resource Libraries in Burnsville and Newland to browse our children’s books, toys, and learning kits! Materials are available for checkout by early childhood educators and the community at no cost. We also have a hot laminator and a full die cut system for teachers and families to create engaging learning materials.
Burnsville location – 392 East Main St., Burnsville 828.682.0047
Newland location – 215 Pineola St. Newland, NC 28657
Blue Ridge Healthy Families
Blue Ridge Healthy Families provides intensive home-visiting service for families with newborns designed to increase protective factors and promote healthy childhood outcomes. To learn more call (828) 682-0047 or (828) 682-5091.
Contracted Services for Children, Families & Educators
Child Care Subsidies
Child Care Subsidies assist families with the costs of high-quality child care. For more info, call Avery DSS at (828) 733-8230; Mitchell DSS (828) 688-2175, ext 306; or Yancey DSS at (828) 682-6148, ext 243.
Preschool Scholarships
Preschool Scholarships offer financial support for eligible families to attend high-quality part-day preschool program. For more info, call Church Street Preschool at (828) 682-4979, or Children’s Garden at (828) 675-5303.
Transportation Services
Transportation Services assist with transportation to child care, medical appointments and other human service agencies. Mitchell (828) 688-4715; Yancey (828) 682-6144.
WAGE$
WAGE$® offers supplements for teachers to support increased college coursework in child development. To learn more, call (919) 967-3272.