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Lifting Pre-K Quality:Caring and Effective Teachers, a new report by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas, Houston, recommends the implementation of intensive teacher training and mentoring at the preschool level. It looks at...

 The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education has two new fact sheets available. Readiness for School Involves an Array of Skills: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development "Interest in children’s success as readers has existed for a long time. With...

Governor Jim Hunt participated in NBC's Education Nation panel, A Fresh Start: Leveling the playing field before school begins. "I'm proud of Smart Start which begins at birth," the Governor emphasized! (We are too!) Education  Nation noted, "The Federal government invests...

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...

Smart Start on the Radio: Listen now! RALEIGH, N.C. - As thousands of children across North Carolina start kindergarten this month and more children are attending pre-school every year, will some kids be too smart for kindergarten, already know too...