Smart Start’s Approach to Building State & Local Networks
Smart Start is a living laboratory of state and local system-building efforts that bring together all the people involved in a young child’s life—families, teachers, doctors, caregivers, social workers, and many others—to ensure every child has all they need for healthy growth and development.
Our state and local capacity-building work and innovative programming have gained national recognition for nearly two decades. In response to growing demand from other states for information and technical assistance, the Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) was created in 2001 with funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Smart Start’s National Conference is the nation’s largest conference devoted to early education systems and strategies. Early childhood professionals from across the country gather to access the lastest research, learn new skills, and share lessons learned.
