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 “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...

Each week during the month of October, First Focus will release a selection of papers from our new series entitled, Big Ideas: Game-Changers for Children. The papers released this week propose ideas for Government Accountability, and include: Change in Sight: Child...

“I’m a lead teacher in the 4-year old room at McGill Child Development Center. I wanted to go back to school to study early education, but knew that time and money would be a challenge. But, the Smart Start...

“One thing we’ve learned through the NAP SACC program is that birthday parties don’t have to be centered on cupcakes, ice cream and juice. For celebrations, we now ask parents to bring healthy food options like low-fat yogurt,...

The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance announces the launch of its new, re-designed website, www.earlychildhoodfinance.org.  The site is organized around the four pillars of the0rganization's work – ECE Finance (including strategies and cost modeling), ECE Policy, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, and...

Crystal’s Story “Receiving a grant from the Partnership for Children to start a garden was one of the best things that could have happened to the children as well as the staff. We find ourselves spending even more time outside...

Former Gov. Jim Hunt also on hand to honor the outgoing Board Chair. The Office of Gov. Bev Perdue honored Ashley Thrift, outgoing Board Chair for The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), the organization that leads Smart Start,...

As our men and women in uniform so bravely face the intense demands of serving a nation at war, so too do their children. To address these challenges, the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church,...

Smart Start of Brunswick County held its 2010 State of the Child Breakfast on August 27 at the new Brunswick Community College Student Center.  Approximately 60 guests attended to recognize this year’s Champion for Children recipients and to listen...

"The Early Childhood Resource Center has been a great source of fun and learning for our children and a huge help to me as a parent. To be able to get toys and books has given them the opportunity...