Each Child. Every Community.

From "Board Engagement" National Council of Nonprofits website. Bringing on a terrific board member is only the first step. Taking time to ensure that each board member becomes personally invested and engaged in the mission of the organization is time...

In 2017, Durham County rallied stakeholders to engage in developing a taskforce to drive efforts to improve early childhood outcomes for children in the county. The work of the task force led to funding from the county government to...

Ever wonder about the history of preschool in the United States? In the 1960s only ten percent of the nation’s three and four-year olds were enrolled in a classroom setting.  Head Start, the first publicly funded preschool program, was created in 1965...

On average, children can spend 36 hours a week in childcare. Therefore, it is so important to promote healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments in early care and education settings. Here are just two resources to do that. Child Care Health...

The Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Green Counties hosted a one year celebration of Lenoir County StoryWalk. The celebration included a scavenger hunt, gardening, physical activity, and an opportunity to experience interactive learning. StoryWalk is an interactive, literacy experience...

Over $400,000 is going to communities across the state for Healthy Starts for Infants and Toddlers: Shape NC. The program is designed to promote nutrition and active learning through play with children ages birth to three years of age....

MEDIA ALERT April 25, 2019Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-749-5013, 919-821-9566 National Experts in Early Education Headline Smart Start Conference Essence Magazine Founder, Susan L. Taylor, to Deliver Closing Keynote Greensboro, NC– Over 1,000 early childhood professionals from across the country will gather...

Thanks to programing implemented by Orange County Partnership for Young Children (OCPYC) rates of young children at an unhealthy weight have dropped.  In 2006, OCPYC initiated the Healthy Kids Campaign to raise funds to address childhood obesity. Since then, OCPYC has invested...

MEDIA ALERT February 28, 2019Press Contact: Heather Strickland 919-749-5013, 919-821-9564 Smart Start Celebrates 25 Years and Statewide Rollout of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Evening to include special presentation and performance by Dolly Parton Raleigh, NC -- During the 2017 legislative session, North Carolina...

Local Partnership hosts Sixth Annual Early Education Summit  Alamance Partnership for Children hosted its Sixth Annual Early Education Summit on January 22.  The Summit created a forum for the local community to discuss early childhood education and was a big hit...