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This weekend on News & Views, Dr. Olson Huff, board chair of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, talks about the importance of early childhood investments. To hear a preview of Dr. Huff’s radio interview with Chris Fitzsimon, click below: UPDATE:...

The current state of the economy has changed the context of early childhood policies and programs that impact children and families.  Olivia Golden of The Urban Institute will lead a participatory discussion on this topic at the 2011 National Smart...

On February 14, 2011, President Obama released his fiscal year 2012 budget request. First Focus, a national bipartisan child advocacy organization, has a fact sheet that provides a first look at how children fare in his budget proposal. The group says,...

  Watch this video on VideoSurf or see more Dylan Ratigan Videos or Childhood (Robin Hoo Videos MSNBC's Dan Ratigan focuses on early childhood education. He emphasized, "Educating our kids early, from birth, is the key to restoring economic vitality and...

Children develop the skills needed to learn to read long before they ever enter a kindergarten classroom. Early Ed Watch interviewed Gabrielle Miller, a national expert on early literacy interventions  and national executive director for Raising A Reader about what the...

One of America’s most respected pediatricians, Dr. Olson Huff, M.D., has been named chairman of the board of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), the organization that leads Smart Start across the state.  Huff fills the position...

“Law enforcement leaders, like me, recognize that early childhood education programs are among the most powerful weapon to prevent crime and violence. One common thread among many successful students is that early in their lives, they were taught, encouraged...

“Today’s youngest children will be the workforce of tomorrow. It won’t be enough for these future graduates to compete for jobs with others living in North Carolina or the Southeast. Instead, our future economy will be determined by their...

  "Richard is teaching my assistants and me the value of a quality preschool experience and setting. He came into the early childhood inclusion program with his own language, very little eye contact, no interaction among his peers, had never...

More research that shows the relationship between high quality care  and child outcomes. The University of North Carolina-Greensboro has a new fact sheet documenting research that demonstrates North Carolina’s child care system supports working families and economic development. Highlights include: Recent Study...