Fayetteville Technical Community College is pleased to offer financial assistance to our students through childcare grant funding. The Parents for Higher Education Child Care Assistance Program provides financial assistance with childcare tuition for full-time FTCC curriculum students.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (half (½) of your total credit hours must be face to face classes)
  • Have a 2023-2024 Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application on file with the Financial Aid office
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
  • Household income must be at 200% or below the Federal Poverty Level

Note: If you are currently receiving childcare assistance through your county’s Department of Social Services, you are ineligible for the PFHE program.


Resources for Students with Children

For more information contact:

Dixie Canon
Parents for Higher Education (PFHE) Subsidy Support
Tony Rand Student Center Office 109
canond@faytechcc.edu
910-678-8486

Community Referral Agencies for Child Care Assistance

You and your family may qualify for childcare subsidies, vouchers, or free childcare programs. Some options in our community include:

Agency Name Contact Number
Partnership for Children of Cumberland County (Smart Start) / Child Care Solutions (Child Care Resource and Referral) (Ages: Birth-5 and not in kindergarten) (910) 867-9700
Department of Social Services (DSS) (Ages Birth-12) (910) 677-2392

Head Start / Early Start (Cumberland Community Action Program)
(Ages: 6 Months-5 and not in kindergarten)

(910) 487-9800

North Carolina Pre-K Program (Formerly – More at Four)
(Age: 4 by August 31)

(910) 867-9700

EARLY-IN Special Education Preschool Program (Cumberland County Schools)
(Ages: 3-5 and not in kindergarten living in Cumberland County School District and not on Fort Liberty)

(910) 484-6761

Pre-K Program (Cumberland County Schools)
(Age: 4 by August 31 living in Cumberland County School District and not on Fort Liberty)

(910) 483-7370
Primetime (Afterschool Program) (910) 678-2451
Military Families Contact Number
NACCRRA (Fort Liberty Representative) (910) 432-0137
Army Community Services – Fort Liberty (910) 396-8682
Family Readiness Center – Fort Liberty (910) 432-3742