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Saki Knafo asks, "Will Preschool Budget Cuts Damage a Generation?" in a feature article in The Huffington Post. The article takes a close look at North Carolina's early learning efforts and the potential impact of budget cuts. He focuses...

Annual statistics compilation notes increases in poverty, drop in secure parental employment The infant mortality rate, the preterm birth rate, and the adolescent birth rate all continued to decline, average mathematics scores increased for 4th and 8th grade...

Research shows that early experiences, from age 0 to 5, have a strong influence on a child's developing brain, providing a time of great opportunity and vulnerability.The NCIOM Task Force on the Mental Health, Social, and Emotional Needs of...

Quality child care is becoming increasingly difficult to afford for working families According to a report released today by Child Care Aware® the cost of child care continues to increase while families struggle to afford quality care. Parents and the...

Shape NC, a partnership between The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation and  The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) to address  early childhood obesity, is featured in a Clinton Global Initiative video. With a focus on the child care setting, Shape NC is increasing knowledge of nutrition and the importance of physical activity practices among young children, their families and teachers, with the goal of increasing the number of young children in child care at a healthy weight. Measures of success will include improved nutrition and physical activity practices in child care settings, healthier play environments and a state-level policy blueprint to impact the health of young children.

The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force (CFTF)is introducing a new process for individuals and organizations to propose issues for the Task Force's attention. "The goal is to assure that as many people as possible can provide input to strategies...

Major General Charles Luckey discusses why early childhood development is critical to our national security at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference. He is the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters/Joint Staff Lead Iraq...

A Fresh Look at Child Well-Being Revamped KIDS COUNT Data Book Shows Improving Health, Declining Economic Security for Children in North Carolina (RALEIGH, NC)- If the new analysis released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation is any indication, previous investments in...

(FORT BRAGG, N.C.)-- A new report by Action for Children North Carolina finds that between 2001 and 2010 there were 251 homicides by parent/caregiver (HPC) of children from birth through ten years of age in North Carolina. That represents...

The 2013 Young Scholars Competition FCD's Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports a new generation of scholars conducting research on the development of young children (birth-10) in immigrant families, particularly those who are low-income. The deadline for proposals is Thursday,...