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...

Post by Ebonyse Mead, MA, MS, CFLE and Kara Lehnhardt, MBA “Whoa!? Is this for real?!”  That was our reaction when we first encountered the data describing just how many young children in early childhood programs are experiencing suspension or expulsion. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  |  June 20, 2017 Press Contact: Heather Strickland 919-821-9564, 919-749-5013 hstrickland@smartstart.org The following joint statement from Dolly Parton and Cindy Watkins, President of the North Carolina Partnership for Children/Smart Start, is in response to the release of the...

The 2013 Young Scholars Competition FCD's Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports a new generation of scholars conducting research on the development of young children (birth-10) in immigrant families, particularly those who are low-income. The deadline for proposals is Thursday,...

Free Source for Early Childhood Development Policy and Research Updates Are you interested in early childhood development policy and research? If the answer is yes, you may want to subscribe to The National Policy Digest from The Ounce National Policy...

Working Paper #11: Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function Being able to focus, hold, and work with information in mind, filter distractions, and switch gears is like having an air...

Pre-Kindergarten in NC: An Effective Strategy for School Success Join us for a Webinar on May 15, 2012, 10AM – 11AM Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/397053945 Co-hosted by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education and the Department of Public Instruction,...

May 7, 2012 2:00 – 3:30 Eastern Daylight Time Register now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/698279770 Speakers include: Fred Wulczyn, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; Brenda Jones Harden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Institute for Child Study, University of Maryland; Cecile Blucker,...