Smart Start & NCPC News
News and information from the Smart Start Network and The North and Partnership for Children
Nov
01
2010
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...
Oct
29
2010
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...
Oct
29
2010
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...
Oct
22
2010
"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...
Oct
22
2010
“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...
Oct
11
2010
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...
Sep
28
2010
“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...
Sep
28
2010
“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,...
Sep
27
2010
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...
Sep
23
2010
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...


