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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2016 Press Contact: Heather Strickland, 919-821-9564, hstrickland@smartstart.org   New Study Shows ABCD Increases Number of Young Children Being Detected for Developmental Delays – A recent report shows that a statewide partnership between Smart Start and Community Care...

Congratulations to Wilkes Community Partnership for Children for receiving a  grant from the Carolina Panthers and the NFL. This grant will be used to purchase 40 activity kits for the Be Active Kids training program. The NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle...

Join us in congratulating this most recent cohort of BFCCD awardees! Five Gold-Starred Building Block Designation: Hawfields Child Care- Mebane, NC Two Gold-Starred Building Block Designation: Covenant Child Care Center, Inc. - Statesville, NC Piaget Childcare Management of Fairgrove;...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 16, 2016 Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-821-9564, $4 million from Social Innovation Fund will instill healthy behaviors in our youngest children for communities across North Carolina – Today, the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC)/Smart Start...

The goal of this project is to build the first-in-the nation Child Care Health Consultant Certification (CCHC-C) process to address the need for qualified on-site support for health and safety in child care programs in NC... View the entire...

N.C.'s Breastfeeding-Friendly Designations Go To Eleven Child Care Centers The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health (DPH) launched its fourth North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designations on October 8, 2015, awarding the distinction to eleven...

For first-time mothers especially, the hardships and stress that come along with parenting can be overwhelming, and in some cases require the help of at-home visits by a health care professional. A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics focusing...

Early Learning Professional Development Conference Smart Start of Forsyth County, Inc. (SSFC) will host the 17th annual Early Learning Professional Development Conference Saturday Jun 21 at the Sundance Plaza Hotel on University Parkway in Winston-Salem, NC (http://www.ramada.com/hotels/north-carolina/winston-salem/ramada-plaza-winston-salem-north/hotel-overview . This year’s...

For many obese adults, the die was cast by the time they were 5 years old. A major new study of more than 7,000 children has found that a third of children who were overweight in kindergarten were obese...

Three Year Results Show Significant Improvements in Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Child Care Programs Across the State. RALEIGH, NC — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation announced today the award of a $3 million...