North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation Background

Welcome to the North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation online application! We appreciate you taking the time to complete this application. Please read all instructions on this page prior to completing the application.

 

The North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation (NC BFCCD) is administered by the NC Division of Public Health (DPH). The NC BFCCD recognizes licensed child care programs statewide that promote, protect, and support breastfeeding. The five standards of the NC BFCCD include:

1) Written Policy

2) Community Connections

3) Professional Development

4) Environment

5) Curriculum

The NC BFCCD integrates the Ten Steps to Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care from the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) at UNC-Chapel Hill into the five standards.

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed biannually. After submission of your application, an automated email will be sent to the email address provided in the application. The email contains a copy of your child care program's application and will serve as proof of receipt by the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

Child care programs must answer all required questions below, partial applications will not be accepted. Required questions are indicated by a red asterisk (*). A child care program MUST answer all questions and provide requested supporting documentation. All five standards must be met to achieve the designation. Websites linked in the application will open in new browser tabs.

Awarded child care programs will receive a certificate to display and their designation will be promoted on the North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation Program web page. The certificate expires after 3 years and a new application will need to be completed at that time.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed biannually. The next application review period will be September 30, 2024 and all applicants designated as a North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Facility will be notified by November 30, 2024.

Save & Return

Use an account to return to saved work.

If you would like to save your progress on your application, click the "Save Progress" button at the bottom of the page. This will allow you to create an account so you may resume your application at a later time without submitting your progress. You are not required to create an account to submit your application.
 
If you have an account and would like to resume your saved application, click the "Log in" button above.
 
When you are ready to submit your application, you must click "Submit" at the bottom of the last page for your application to be submitted. Saving your progress does NOT submit your application for review.