State Auditor Gives Organization Clean Bill of Financial Health
For the tenth consecutive year, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) has a “clean bill” of financial health, according to the Office of State Auditor. An audit of Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Smart Start activities found the organization was in compliance and had appropriate internal controls. NCPC is the organization that oversees Smart Start and is audited annually.
NCPC has had no audit findings for the past ten years. Auditors look for compliance in three core areas: accuracy of financial statements; how the partnership processes and authorizes transactions such as grants, accounts payable, payroll and cash receipts; and contract compliance.
“We take very seriously our role as caretaker of the people’s money. The people of North Carolina have entrusted this funding to us to ensure that our state is doing everything it can to provide all children with the opportunity to succeed,” said Dr. Olson Huff, Chair of the NCPC Board of Directors. “There are only 2,000 days between the time a baby is born and when that child shows up in for the first day of kindergarten. North Carolinians understand that we have a short time to get it right; to make sure all children have the experiences they need to succeed.”
Smart Start measurably increases the healthy and well-being of young children, building the foundation for all future learning by improving children’s early care and education programs so that they are safe, healthy and provide opportunities for children to learn skills they need for success in school; providing parents with tools that support them in raising healthy, happy and successful children; and ensuring that children have access to preventive health care.
NCPC ensures that Smart Start fully meets all legislatively mandated requirements and operates to the highest standards of effectiveness, efficiency, accountability, and integrity. NCPC is dedicated to inspiring excellence and innovation in Smart Start through public/private leadership in best practices and evidence-based programming.
