Smart Start & NCPC News

News and information from the Smart Start Network and The North and Partnership for Children

Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program, Increasing Access to High-Quality Affordable Child Care

Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program, Increasing Access to High-Quality Affordable Child Care

Smart Start Will Implement Tri-Share Pilot Program in Three Regions - Download This Release as PDF The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is partnering with the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to award funding to three...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Leveraging the Smart Start Network for Statewide Initiatives

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Leveraging the Smart Start Network for Statewide Initiatives

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Creating Countywide Change

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Creating Countywide Change

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Advancing Child and Family Health

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Advancing Child and Family Health

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Promoting and Strengthening Early Literacy

2022-2023 A Year in Review: Promoting and Strengthening Early Literacy

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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2022-2023 A Year in Review: Ensuring a Strong Foundation for Early Care and Education

The Smart Start Network works year-round to ensure children and families thrive, creating a brighter future for each child in every community. To celebrate the new year, Smart Start will showcase the impact of the Network with early care...

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Building Connections and Prioritizing Wellness: The NC HRCI Annual Resilience Retreat 2023

About the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative Hosted by NCPC, the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NC HRCI) commenced in 2019 with a core mission of creating resilience across each generation by bringing together more than 50 multi-sector community collaboratives...

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NC Healthy & Resilient Communities (NCH&RCI) Initiative Launches Resilient North Carolina

NC Healthy & Resilient Communities (NCH&RCI) Initiative Launches Resilient North Carolina

- For Immediate Release (Download press release PDF) - New Website Will Engage Communities Statewide Around Resilience Download press release PDF RALEIGH- Resilient North Carolina, a website created by the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NCH&RCI), has launched. Resilient North...

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Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched

Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched

Healthy & Resilient Communities Dashboard Launched as Part of the NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative The NC Healthy & Resilient Communities Initiative (NC HRCI) hosted by NCPC works to reduce adversity experienced in multiple realms by children and families...

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National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Wilkes Community Partnership for Children Increases Access to Fresh Food

National Nutrition Month Spotlight: Wilkes Community Partnership for Children Increases Access to Fresh Food

Early health and development support is critical towards ensuring children grow into healthy adults. In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Smart Start is celebrating the work of Local Partnerships in promoting healthy eating, increasing healthy behavior patterns, and advancing...

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