Smart Start
A Good Idea
Description
Smart Start is a comprehensive public-private community-based initiative to help all North Carolina children enter school ready to succeed. Created in 1993, the primary focus of Smart Start is to provide families with access to high-quality childcare. The program is predicated on the notions that (1) the first six years of life are the most critical; (2) better quality childcare programs can increase a child's ability at school entry; and (3) a child's ability at school entry can often predict later academic success.
Goal / Mission
The goal of this program is to help all North Carolina children enter school ready to succeed.
Results / Accomplishments
Currently, 81 local partnerships, encompassing all of North Carolina's 100 counties, have begun implementation of Smart Start to assure that children in their communities begin school healthy and ready to succeed.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
The NC Partnership for Children
Primary Contact
Marie Butts
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
105 Smith Level Road
CB#8180
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180
(919) 966-4295
smartstart@unc.edu
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
105 Smith Level Road
CB#8180
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180
(919) 966-4295
smartstart@unc.edu
Topics
Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education
Education / Student Performance K-12
Education / Student Performance K-12
Organization(s)
The NC Partnership for Children
Source
Promising Practices Network
Date of publication
Apr 2005
Date of implementation
1993
Location
North Carolina
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Target Audience
Children