Smart Start in Action

 

Lucy Daniels Center and Smart Start from Together NC on Vimeo.

North Carolinians understand that the future of our state depends on ensuring that our young children birth to five have the early intervention and quality education to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

That’s why our General Assembly created Smart Start, our nationally-recognized infrastructure for early childhood education.

Through 77 local partnerships that serve all 100 counties, Smart Start serves hundreds of thousands of children every year. Smart Start’s success has been verified repeatedly in more than 37 independent studies, including a recent Duke University study that showed that Smart Start increases third grade test scores and reduces the need for special education.

Investments in quality early child education pay off and Nobel-prize winning economist James Heckman has found that such investments yield higher returns than those in higher education or job training.

If you’re concerned about the fate of Smart Start and other public investments, visit http://www.speaknc.org/2011/04/lucy-daniels-center-and-smart-start/.org to learn more.

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