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On Thursday January 13, leaders of the Children’s Defense Fund and the Black Community Crusade for Children (BCCC) will release two studies showing the deepening crisis facing America’s Black children and young adults. Marian Wright Edelman and Geoffrey Canada...

"As the nation's leader of public-private partnerships to strengthen early learning outcomes for children, Smart Start has been a primary source of policy, infrastructure and professional development support for early childhood practitioners for over fifteen years." -Susan DeVenny, Executive Director,...

  Former North Carolina Governor James Hunt and David Lawrence, Jr., chairman of The Children’s Trust ,former publisher of The Miami Herald, and Milk Party leader have been named keynote speakers for the 2011 National Smart Start Conference's Celebration Lunch....

Two organizations release new state data. The National Women's Law Center released state-by-state fact sheets, which include information about income eligibility limits and reimbursement rates. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include poverty data...

While the year has been difficult and the road ahead will be challenging, Zero to Three reminds us that there were some policy improvements for infants and toddlers in 2010. Download Improvements in Infant-Toddler Policy: Top 10 Policy Achievements of 2010.

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"It was such a delight to see one of our family’s favorite recipes published in the Smartie Pies Cookbook. This recipe is such a joy to make with my three children, but especially with Tykel who loves peaches....

Dear Senator Berger, I want to say a few words about Smart Start and what it means to my family. The most important reason that I am for Smart Start is the fact that it has been vital in the lives...

From Public Policy Polling: Overwhelming support from independent voters gave Republicans control of the Legislature following this month’s election.  Now they have a message for the new party in power: don’t touch funding for early childhood education. North Carolina voters are...