Smart Start of Mecklenburg County and Care Ring Partner to Offer Free Physicals to Eligible Family Child Care Providers

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County and Care Ring are excited to announce a new partnership, offering free physicals to eligible family child care providers through June 30, 2023. By providing physicals for uninsured family childcare providers, this partnership will support the “workforce behind the workforce” – those who care for our children daily.  According to a West Health and Gallup Study, nearly one-in-five U.S. adults — 18%, about 46 million people — report that if they needed access to quality healthcare today, they would be unable to pay for it. 

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