Cloud-Based Curriculum for North Carolina Childcare Programs

The Cloud-Based Curriculum Built for North Carolina Early Learning Programs

Give every teacher in your North Carolina childcare program a complete, device-ready curriculum — aligned to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development, supported by a virtual instructional coach, and ready to use from day one.
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Why North Carolina Childcare Directors Are Moving Away from Paper Curriculum

North Carolina directors pursuing higher star ratings through DCDEE face a direct financial incentive to document curriculum alignment — because star rating affects subsidy reimbursement rates. Paper-based curriculum systems create a documentation gap that costs programs real money. Rural NC programs face additional challenges: high turnover, limited substitute availability, and teachers who need curriculum support the moment they walk in the door.

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Watch how North Carolina teachers access lesson plans on any device in seconds — no printing, no binders, no prep meetings required.

Explore the Full Curriculum

See 52 weeks of developmentally appropriate lessons for every age group — infant through pre-k — aligned to NC early learning standards.

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Talk with our team and get a personalized look at how Learning Beyond Paper fits your North Carolina program's licensing, funding, and curriculum goals.

Everything North Carolina Programs Need — Built Into One Platform

Learning Beyond Paper is the only cloud-based early childhood curriculum that combines a complete year of lesson plans, real-time coaching, bilingual content, and 49.5 hours of embedded professional development — all aligned to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development from day one.

North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development Alignment — Built In

Every lesson across all five age groups — infant through pre-k — is aligned to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Alignment is tracked automatically in the platform, so documentation for North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) licensing is a natural byproduct of daily teaching, not a separate administrative task.

ELBY — A Virtual Instructional Coach for Every Teacher

ELBY is built into every lesson and gives North Carolina teachers real-time guidance — how to adapt an activity for a child who needs more support, how to extend it for one who is ready for more, and how to observe and document developmental progress.

Embedded Professional Development — 49.5 Hours Included

New teachers in North Carolina programs can be using the curriculum confidently on their first day — because 49.5 hours of professional development is embedded directly into every lesson. No separate training sessions, no training days lost, no extra cost.

Built for Every Age Group in Your North Carolina Program

Learning Beyond Paper covers the full early childhood spectrum — from infant through pre-k — giving North Carolina programs complete curriculum coverage under one subscription.

Infant (Ages 0–12 Months)

Young Toddler (12–24 Months)

Older Toddler (24–36 Months)

Preschool (Ages 3–4 Years)

Pre-K (Ages 4–5 Years)

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What North Carolina Directors Are Saying About Learning Beyond Paper

Directors running childcare and preschool programs across North Carolina choose Learning Beyond Paper because it solves the documentation, consistency, and teacher support challenges that paper curriculum systems were never built to handle.

Standards compliance stops being a scramble

When every lesson is already aligned to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development and documentation happens automatically, North Carolina directors walk into licensing reviews and monitoring visits with confidence — not a folder of improvised records.

New teachers contribute from day one

In a state where childcare teacher turnover runs above 30% annually, a curriculum that guides new teachers through every lesson is not a luxury — it is an operational necessity. North Carolina programs on LBP report significantly shorter onboarding timelines.

Bilingual programs run better

With English and Spanish content built into every lesson at no extra charge, North Carolina programs serving Spanish-speaking families have a real curriculum advantage — without adding a single line item to the budget.

One platform from infant to pre-k

Directors running multiple classrooms across different age groups in North Carolina use one $199/month subscription for everything — infant, toddler, preschool, and pre-k — under one platform, one login, one renewal date.

Getting Your North Carolina Program Started with LBP Takes Less Than a Day

From trial signup to a fully running cloud-based curriculum across every classroom in your North Carolina program — here is exactly what the first steps look like.
Start your free 30-day trial

No credit card required. Your entire North Carolina program — every classroom, every age group — gets full access to the complete curriculum immediately after signup.

Teachers log in on any device and start today

A teacher in your North Carolina program opens the platform on her phone, finds Week 1 for her age group, reads the activity setup and ELBY's coaching tip, and starts teaching. Total time from login to lesson: under two minutes.

Documentation and standards alignment happen automatically
As teachers use the curriculum, every activity connects to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development in real time. Documentation for North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) licensing and program quality reviews is generated as a natural byproduct of daily teaching — no extra administrative work required.
Scale across your whole program
Your $199/month subscription covers every classroom from infant to pre-k in your North Carolina center. Multi-site North Carolina programs can expand access across locations without additional per-site fees.

The Only Cloud-Based Curriculum Built for North Carolina Early Childhood Programs

North Carolina’s NC Pre-K program serves thousands of at-risk four-year-olds annually and requires curriculum alignment to the NC Foundations. The state’s five-star rated license system — operated through DCDEE — ties star rating directly to curriculum quality and documentation, making a documented, standards-aligned curriculum a financial necessity for programs that rely on subsidy-eligible enrollment. Learning Beyond Paper was designed for exactly this environment — a complete, digital, standards-aligned curriculum that gives North Carolina directors the documentation infrastructure, teacher support, and program consistency that modern licensing and funding requirements demand.

Questions About LBP for North Carolina Childcare Programs

Everything North Carolina directors and program owners ask before getting started with Learning Beyond Paper.

Yes. Every lesson across all five age groups — infant, young toddler, older toddler, preschool, and pre-k — is aligned to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Alignment is tracked automatically within the platform, so teachers and directors in North Carolina do not need to manually document standards connections. The platform generates the alignment evidence your program needs for North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) licensing and program quality reviews as a natural byproduct of daily curriculum use.

Yes. Learning Beyond Paper’s automatic standards tracking and curriculum documentation features are designed to support the compliance requirements of programs receiving NC Pre-K Program and Child Care Subsidy. Directors can generate documentation of curriculum alignment, developmental domain coverage, and classroom activity records — exactly the evidence that North Carolina funding bodies and monitoring agencies look for during program reviews.

Learning Beyond Paper supports North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) licensing licensing requirements by providing a documented, standards-aligned curriculum with built-in evidence of developmental appropriateness. The platform’s automatic alignment tracking means directors have a real-time record of which standards each classroom has addressed — documentation that licensing reviewers in North Carolina can verify directly.

Teacher turnover is one of the most operationally damaging challenges facing North Carolina childcare directors, and Learning Beyond Paper was built with this reality in mind. New teachers access the full curriculum immediately after receiving their login — no training period, no onboarding sessions, no separate professional development required. ELBY guides them through every lesson in real time, so a teacher on her first day in your North Carolina program can teach with the same confidence as a ten-year veteran.

Learning Beyond Paper covers the full early childhood spectrum — infant (0–12 months), young toddler (12–24 months), older toddler (24–36 months), preschool (3–4 years), and pre-k (4–5 years). All five age groups are included under one $199/month subscription, giving North Carolina programs complete curriculum coverage from the youngest infant classroom to the pre-k room preparing children for kindergarten.

Learning Beyond Paper is $199 per month for school-wide access — one price covering every classroom in your North Carolina center from infant through pre-k. There are no per-teacher fees, no per-classroom charges, and no add-on costs for ELBY coaching, 49.5 hours of embedded professional development, bilingual English and Spanish content, or North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development alignment tracking. For most North Carolina programs, this is less than the cost of a single paper curriculum kit — covering every age group for the full year.

Yes. A 30-day free trial is available with no credit card required. Your entire North Carolina program gets full access — every classroom, every age group — from the day you sign up. Programs using ProCare Software may qualify for a 90-day trial. At the end of the trial, you choose whether to subscribe at $199/month — there is no automatic billing.

Yes. Bilingual English and Spanish content is included in every LBP subscription at no additional charge. For North Carolina programs serving Spanish-speaking families, teachers can access activity descriptions and family engagement materials in both languages — supporting language development goals and building stronger family partnerships from the very first day of enrollment.

Multi-site childcare organizations in North Carolina use Learning Beyond Paper to create curriculum consistency across every location — something that is nearly impossible with paper-based systems. When the curriculum lives in the cloud, every teacher at every site accesses the same lesson plan, the same ELBY coaching, and the same standards alignment documentation. Directors managing multiple North Carolina locations can see program activity across sites from a single account.

Yes. Learning Beyond Paper is a complete, standalone early childhood curriculum — not a supplement to an existing system. It provides 52 weeks of daily lesson plans for every age group, embedded professional development, ELBY coaching, bilingual content, and automatic North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development alignment tracking. North Carolina programs that switch from paper-based systems consistently report easier implementation, faster teacher onboarding, and significantly less administrative burden around curriculum documentation.

Complete Curriculum Coverage for Every Classroom

Learning Beyond Paper covers every stage of early childhood — so your entire North Carolina program runs on one consistent, cloud-based curriculum, one platform, and one price.

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Aligned to NC Standards, Ready for Licensing

Every lesson maps to North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development automatically — so documentation for North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) licensing is built into daily teaching.

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Directors across North Carolina and nationwide run high-quality early learning programs on Learning Beyond Paper every day.

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