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It has been a great month for early childhood development. Following the President’s State of the Union address last month, it seems you can’t turn on the radio or open a newspaper without hearing about “birth-to-five,” “high-quality early...

Governor Pat McCrory has appointed early childhood expert, Dr. Nancy H. Brown, chair of the board of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), the organization that leads Smart Start across the state.  Brown fills the position left...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(Action for Children)--The recession continues to take a heavy toll on children and families in North Carolina as current economic conditions are expected to remain similar to those of a year ago--and much worse than they were in 2007, according to...

Those seeking to reduce deficits and strengthen North Carolina's economy should make significant investments in early childhood education, according to a new publication by Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman. The Fact Sheet -- Invest in early childhood development: Reduce deficits, strengthen North Carolina’s...

Fewer children and families are benefitting from programs that increase the learning and healthy development of children birth to five. While Smart Start continues to increase the quality of its program outcomes, the quantity of services and number of...