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Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services approved a proposed budget for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The budget now will go to the House Appropriations Committee and then to the...

Lt. Governor Walter Dalton helped kick-off the 2012 National Smart Start Conference earlier this month. He thanked the 1,000+ early childhood professionals in attendance for the hard work they do and spoke to the value of early childhood education.

State Auditor Gives Organization Clean Bill of Financial Health For the tenth consecutive year, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) has a “clean bill” of financial health, according to the Office of State Auditor. An audit of Fiscal...

Mayor of Asheboro planting our Pinwheel garden. This was the kick-off as more than 29 others have planted gardens. Downtown Asheboro is “spinning”. Businesses have come in purchased Pinwheels and they are planted in front of businesses in...

February 29, 2012 The Public News Service NAGS HEAD, N.C. - A growing number of pediatricians across North Carolina are adding one more tool to their doctor's bag: A children's book. It's part of a national program called "Reach Out and Read."...

Today, the House Select Committee on Early Childhood Education Improvement released its Recommendations to the General Assembly. After releasing an initial draft earlier this week for public comment, the Committee revised its recommendations. Statement by Stephanie Fanjul, President of The...

The House Select Committee on Early Education Improvement has released its Report of Recommendations to the General Assembly and is requesting public comment. The draft recommendations focus almost exclusively on North Carolina's Prekindergarten Program (NC Pre-K). The North Carolina Partnership...

Today, Stephanie Fanjul, President of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), spoke to members of the North Carolina House Select Committee on Early Education Improvement about Smart Start. She reviewed Smart Start’s history, highlighted challenges that Smart...

True to the Nationwide slogan of being “on your side,” Midgett Insurance Agency is helping young children and families in Dare County, through a donation of $500 to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. As supporters of the program since 2007,...

Smart Start of Brunswick County has received a matching grant award from Raising a Reader for its Books for Babies in Brunswick County project.  Books for Babies partners Smart Start’s Raising A Reader and Parents As Teachers together in...