Nurse Family Partnership in North Carolina

Each year in North Carolina, 21,000 children are born to first-time, low-income mothers who are at the greatest risk of suffering health, education and economic disparities – disparities that perpetuate a vicious cycle of poverty. No matter how a...

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Free! Improving Young Child Mental Health in North Carolina

In 2010, the North Carolina General Assembly asked the NC Institute of Medicine to convene a task force to study the adequacy of the current systems serving the mental health, social and emotional needs of young children and their...

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Louisiana Works with Smart Start Leader to Pilot Early Childhood Initiative

The Louisiana Department of Education, along with the Department of Children and Family Services and Department of Health and Hospitals, released a Request for Applications (RFA) for communities to participate in a pilot program as part of the implementation...

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Webinar on Scale and Sustainability: Implications for State and District Policy

The PreK-3rd Grade National Work Group announces the last webinar of its 8-part series: Scale and Sustainability: Implications for State and District Policy Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm EST Registration: Register here. By definition, the PreK-3rd approach requires bringing together...

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Child Care Services Association Will Welcome New President in July

Chapel Hill, NC – The Board of Directors of Child Care Services Association (CCSA) is pleased to announce the selection of Anna Carter as its new President and CEO. Carter begins July 1, 2013, replacing Sue Russell who had...

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