Child Care Centers Receive Funding

Several local child care centers have received state funding to support on-the-job training, mentoring, substitute reimbursement, paid release time and wages, the state Department of Human Services said Wednesday.Linwood Head Start Center, Son Catchers Learning Center in Somers Point and Woodbine Head Start Center were three of 14 child care centers in 11 counties to receive a total of $300,000 in funding. The awards are part of the N.J. Early Childhood Apprenticeship Pilot Program.