Each Child. Every Community.

In celebration of the upcoming new year, Smart Start is celebrating our hard work and taking this time to recognize the role of Smart Start local partnerships in each community. Smart Start is working across the state to create a...

In celebration of Family Engagement Month, Smart Start and our collaborative partners are taking this time to recognize and celebrate the important role of families in the education and well-being of their children. Smart Start is working across the state to elevate...

In celebration of Family Engagement Month, Smart Start and our collaborative partners are taking this time to recognize and celebrate the important role of families in the education and well-being of their children. Smart Start is working across the state to elevate...

Daphne Alsiyao, NCPC Family Leadership Officer When I began my career in Smart Start almost a decade ago, I was serving as a case manager for young parents at the Rockingham County Partnership for Children. A few months into my...

In celebration of Family Engagement Month, Smart Start and our collaborative partners are taking this time to recognize and celebrate the important role of families in the education and well-being of their children. Smart Start is working across the state to elevate...

October is an exciting month for Smart Start's Family Connects pilot sites; all three sites launched and began serving the families of newborns! These sites, covering eight counties, will serve nearly 10,000 North Carolina families over three years. This...

Raising Healthy Children is a Community Effort by Khadijia Tribié Reid, MD, MPH It was my turn. After two years of providing guidance to thousands of parents as the town pediatrician, I would become a mom for the first time. I...

The Smart Start network understands that North Carolina families’ needs are great in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their continued struggles have impacts for us all. Difficulty finding reliable child care is keeping many parents from the...

A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) makes a clear connection between early childhood health and resilience. The statement emphasizes the importance of building safe, stable, and nurturing relationships to buffer adversity and build resilience. The North...

This is an article written by Amy Cubbage, President of the North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) and originally running in the Perspectives section of the EdNC website  North Carolina families are stressed. They are tired. They are worried for...