Every child deserves a chance to have a bright future.
Plans developed by county partnerships include a range of programs and services addressing child care quality and accessibility, health care services for children, and support services for families. NCPC provides funding and technical assistance to county partnerships on program development, administration, organizational development, communication, fiscal management, technology, contracts management, and fundraising. Additional members of these county boards vary from county to county. In the 1980s, North Carolina had one of the highest percentages of working mothers in the country, insufficient child care regulations, poor quality of child care, and low SAT scores. Smart Start was created to address the problem that young children entering school were unprepared to succeed.