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True to the Nationwide slogan of being “on your side,” Midgett Insurance Agency is helping young children and families in Dare County, through a donation of $500 to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. As supporters of the program since 2007,...

Smart Start of Brunswick County has received a matching grant award from Raising a Reader for its Books for Babies in Brunswick County project.  Books for Babies partners Smart Start’s Raising A Reader and Parents As Teachers together in...

Dr. Donna Bryant, a Senior Scientist at FPG Child Development Institute, tells Barlow Herget that early education works for children, especially poor, at rick children if they continue to receive a good education throughout their school years.  Hear what Dr....

Smart Start announces second round of counties to implement Shape NC RALEIGH – Smart Start, the state’s award-winning early childhood initiative, has announced the next 10 communities selected to implement Shape NC: Healthy Starts for Young Children. Shape NC is...

Congratulations to Dr. Olson Huff, Board Chair of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., on receiving the The Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation. The award is  given to an individual who has made...

North Carolina is featured throughout a new report, State Issues and Innovations in Creating Integrated Early Learning and Development Systems. Written by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),  the report examines efforts to build state-integrated early...

RALEIGH, NC—Twelve Smart Start leaders from across the state have been chosen to participate in a statewide early childhood leadership program. The Smart Start Leaders’ Collaborative is a new initiative funded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...

The Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on early education, focusing on pre-school and the Head Start program. The event centered around an article written by Dr. Steven Barnett, titled "Effectiveness of Early Educational Intervention," published in the journal Science.  Watch...

The NC Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) has issued the 2011/2012 NC Pre-K Program Requirements.  DCDEE revised the requirements to align with Judge Manning's ruling, the Executive Order 100 from Governor Perdue, and the requirements outlined in the 2011 Budget...

Did you attend Head Start as a child? If so, the First Five Years Fund is hoping that you will share your story. They've created a new website called, Our Head Start. Why? Here's what they have have to...