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Recruiting for Second Cohort for the Infant Toddler Certificate Program November 2018

The North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), CCSA and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) partnered together to address the tremendous need for professional development specifically targeted to improve the quality of infant and toddler care.

Learn About Our Child Care WAGE$ Program October 2018

Child Care Services Association PO Box 901, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-967-3272   Lack of resources and an effort to maintain affordability for parents often make it difficult for individual child care programs to reward or encourage teacher education through salaries.

WSOC-TV MECK Pre-K Interview August 2018

Nancy Hughes, Executive Director of Smart Start of Mecklenburg County discuss MECK Pre-K with Paul Boyd from WSOC-TV.

Spectrum News MECK Pre-K Interview August 2018

Nancy Hughes, Executive Director & Trinisha Dean, MECK Pre-K Director of Smart Start of Mecklenburg County discuss MECK Pre-K with Reuben Jones from Spectrum News.

Don’t Flush Your Unused & Expired Medications August 2018

Unused or expired medicine can be dropped off during the year at one of six drop boxes.

Child Seat Safety Inspection August 2018

Hosted by Safe Kids Charlotte Mecklenburg Did you know that Safe Kids Charlotte Mecklenburg hosts FREE child safety seat inspections? These inspections occur on Wednesdays at local police and fire stations.

Take Action: Don’t Let Census 2020 Leave Out Kids August 2018

Shared from NC Child: A fair and accurate census is profoundly important to our communities and our children.

Pre-K is now available for more children in Mecklenburg County! July 2018

This school year, Mecklenburg County is opening 33 classrooms to serve 600 children in the community Decades of research have shown that Pre-K makes a difference in the school readiness of children.

A Look at the North Carolina General Assembly Budget Proposal May 2018

There is a lot to digest for early childhood in the North Carolina General Assembly's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19.

Let’s Pave the Way for Pre-K May 2018

Decades of research have shown that pre-k makes a difference in the school readiness of children.

Community Letter from CharMeck Family Justice Center May 2018

Community Members, We are reaching out to notify you of an exciting opportunity that may be coming to Charlotte-Mecklenburg! Our goal is to encourage the involvement of all who are interested so please forward this correspondence to your local networks! With careful thought and planning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg is considering our first ever Family Justice Center, a centralized victim-centered and trauma informed facility which would address multiple types of abuse such as domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking and child and elder abuse.

ReCONNECT NC – A Three-Year Initiative of the Institute for Emerging Issues May 2018

YOUR CHANCE TO BE A PART OF HISTORY IN THE MAKING! Helping to reconnect our state is an important endeavor -- bigger than one year, and bigger than Raleigh.

Movie Screening/Discussion: Resilience – The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope May 2018

Movie Screening / Discussion June 14 | 11:30 AM 1 PM or 2:30 PM 4 PM Suzanne H.

Charlotte Today Interview April 2018

Lee Henderson, Program Director of Mecklenburg Partnership for Children visited Charlotte Today on April 2nd to discuss the organization's collaboration with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to insure every child living in Mecklenburg County has books, regardless of their family's income.

Upcoming Charlotte Focus Group – March 29, 2018 March 2018

he Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the major source of federal funds for child care subsidy and quality improvement in North Carolina.

#CommitTo80 with Read Charlotte March 2018

Read Charlotte just announced its upcoming inaugural "Commit to 80" campaign, a mission which aims not only to raise awareness of the critical importance of children's literacy, but to also activate everyone in Mecklenburg County to commit to do their part to reach the community goal of 80% of third graders reading proficiently by 2025.

Charlotte Bilingual Preschool is expanding!!! February 2018

Charlotte Bilingual Preschool is expanding and will be adding a Dual Language Innovation Classroom for the 2018-2019 school year.

#AllinForEarlyEd : A Community Conversation on Early Childhood Education February 2018

Presented by Bank of America in support of  the Leading on Opportunity Council Leading on Opportunity is all in for education because too many of our children start kindergarten without the skills to succeed or ready by grade 3.

How Caregivers Can Boost Young Brains February 2018

Five simple steps for stimulating interactions with young children -- at home, in daycare, or in preschool BY:Usable Knowledge Adapted from research by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard Universityand from resources developed by Filming Interactions to Nurture Development.

Breaking: Senate Deal Includes $5.8 billion Increase for Child Care February 2018

Included in the Senate's bipartisan budget agreement announced yesterday, is a historic $5.

WBTV3 Interview January 2018

Nancy Hughes, Executive Director of Mecklenburg Partnership for Children visited WBTV3 on Jan 6th to discuss the organization's collaboration with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to insure every child living in Mecklenburg County has books, regardless of their family's income.

Fox46 ~ Good Day Charlotte Interview January 2018

Nancy Hughes of Smart Start and Courtney Turner visited Fox46 ~ Good Day Charlotte on Dec 26th to discuss the organization's collaboration with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to insure every child living in Mecklenburg County has books, regardless of their family's income.