Mar
01
2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2017
Press Contact: Heather Strickland, 919-821-9564, hstrickland@smartstart.org
Statement from Cindy Watkins,
President, The North Carolina Partnership for Children
The following statement is in response to the release of the Governor’s budget that increases investments in Smart Start, NC...
Feb
24
2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE = February 24, 2017
Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-821-9564, hstrickland@smartstart.org
Two Smart Start Local Partnerships Take the Lead on Fighting Early Childhood Obesity
– Wake County SmartStart (WCSS) and the Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC)...
Dec
09
2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2016
Press Contact: Heather Strickland, 919-821-9564, hstrickland@smartstart.org
New Study Shows ABCD Increases Number of Young Children Being Detected for Developmental Delays
– A recent report shows that a statewide partnership between Smart Start and Community Care...
Nov
17
2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 17, 2016
Press Contact: Heather Strickland, 919-821-9564, hstrickland@smartstart.org
The following statement is in response to a study by Duke University researchers that found that children who were enrolled in North Carolina’s early childhood programs (Smart Start and NC...
Aug
16
2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 16, 2016
Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-821-9564,
$4 million from Social Innovation Fund will instill healthy behaviors in our youngest children for communities across North Carolina
– Today, the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC)/Smart Start...
Jan
12
2016
Four early childhood leaders from North Carolina’s Smart Start network have been selected to participate in the Equity Leaders Action Network (ELAN), a group dedicated to advancing racial equity in early childhood systems. The Smart Start leaders include:
Dr. Jessica...
Jun
01
2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Date: June 1, 2015
Contact: Heather Strickland - hstrickland@smartstart.org, 919-821-9564
RALEIGH — For the 12th consecutive year, The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) has received a clean audit from the Office of State Auditor. A...
Jan
08
2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: January 8, 2015
Contact: Heather Strickland, hstrickland@smartstart.org, 919-821-9564
RALEIGH, NC—The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) announced the award of $67,500 to Smart Start partnerships across North Carolina to expand work through the early literacy program Reach...
Mar
28
2014
Cindy Watkins to Lead the State-Wide Network that Helps Ensure All NC Children Start School Healthy And Ready To Learn
The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC), the organization that leads Smart Start across the state, announced today that Cindy...
Feb
20
2014
Annual Award Presented to Those Who Have "Walked the Razor's Edge" for Children of North Carolina
Stephanie Fanjul, President of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC), has been selected as a recipient of the 2014 Razor Walker Award...