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- For Immediate Release (Download press release PDF) - NC Home Visiting & Parenting Education System Receives Funding to Improve arenting Supports Across North Carolina Press Release for NC Home Visiting System The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), which...

October is an exciting month for Smart Start's Family Connects pilot sites; all three sites launched and began serving the families of newborns! These sites, covering eight counties, will serve nearly 10,000 North Carolina families over three years. This...

The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is proud to announce that Rachael Burrello has been named the first Director of the NC Home Visiting and Parenting Education (HVPE) System. The HVPE System aims to ensure all families have...

North Carolina is moving toward a comprehensive system of home visiting and parenting education. NCPC is a leader in this effort, which will improve families’ access to a range of well-coordinated parenting supports. Policy makers and the public are...

Governor Cooper proclaimed February Parenting Education Awareness Month. Early childhood home visiting and parenting education (HVPE) programs ensure children are ready to learn, improve child health, and keep children safe. Evidence shows that opportunities and resources are not equitable...

Just Ask! : One CFLE’s Lesson Learned in Becoming a Culturally Responsive Home Visitor by Ebonyse Mead, EdD, CFLE (Certified Family Life Educator) Home visiting programs offer coordinated and comprehensive support to families. Services often include parenting education, health care information,...

On October 13, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the National Institute for Early Education Research released a new collection of papers that assesses the field of early childhood education and child care. Edited by Senior...

The United States Congress adjourned at the end of September leaving most issues related to early childhood unresolved.  However, the most significant news in 2010 did not come from Congress, but rather the federal agencies.   Download NCPC's 2010 Federal Legislative...

On Thursday, former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt and Davidson County Representative Hugh Holliman visited Smart Start of Davidson County for a progress update about the School Readiness program. The program brings educators into children’s homes to help them...

This is one of the many conclusions of a new report by The Urban Institute, Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve. Key findings include: Eleven percent of infants living in poverty have a mother suffering from...