Highland Community Child Development Center Inc

Additional services provided at the Center by Macon County agencies are speech and hearing therapy, nutrition and counseling for parents of children with special needs. The Center provides affordable, high-quality, preschool childcare and early childhood educational and social development in a safe and loving environment to all families regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin or financial ability. HCCDC currently has 4 special needs children enrolled. Current enrollment includes 10 Hispanic, 1 Asian, and 7 of Mixed Race. Additionally, we serve 11 Single Parent families. We provide communications with parents, potential clients, supporters and the public through our website: highlandscommunitychildcare.org.

HCCDC is the only state-licensed childcare center in Highlands and eastern Macon County providing services full time - 10 hours per day, 5 days per week for 12 months each year. The center is licensed by the State of North Carolina to serve 99 children from 8 weeks to 5 years of age. Enrollment for the full year of 2024 averaged 78 children for the year with normal seasonal variations. Fifteen children graduated in August and entered the area public and charter school systems. For the year, HCCDC provided services to 66 families represented by 122 parents and grandparents living in Macon, Jackson, and Rabun counties and working for 67 companies in and around Highlands. 18 children are from lower-income families who qualify through Macon and Jackson County Social Services for tuition support from the NC Child Care Subsidy Program. Approximately one-third of the children qualified for support in the form of free or reduced meals from the Federal Food Program (CACFP).