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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...

BCBSNC Foundation Reinvests $100,000 into the Organization The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), the organization that oversees Smart Start, recently received a $100,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation. NCPC...

The latest population report by the U.S. Census Bureau looks at fertility and American women. Among the findings: The proportion of mothers with a recent birth who were in the labor force increased from 57 percent in 2006 to 61...

Young children from low-resource communities across the state will soon have access to brightly-colored, kid-friendly computer centers. With a $260,000 grant from IBM, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) and Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC)...

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...

From What’s New for Chatham Kids, a blog by the Chatham County Partnership for Children: Questionnaire response from Cathy Wright, Candidate for the House, District 54 The future of North Carolina – our children I commend The North Carolina Partnership for Children...

From What’s New for Chatham Kids, a blog by the Chatham County Partnership for Children: Questionnaire response from Cathy Wright, Candidate for the House, District 54 The future of North Carolina – our children I commend The North Carolina Partnership for Children...

"My daughter, Evelyn, has been going to Little Teddies since she was 3 months old. She has always been a picky eater, but since they started the NAP SACC program, she has been eating healthy foods at school. I...

 “We wanted to provide an environment that would introduce the children to the earth and how things grow, to create a hunger in them to eat healthy and challenge them to exercise and encourage interaction." - Stephanie Grennan, Director of...