Smart Start of Mecklenburg County

09/08/2026

🌈💛 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅! Join us on 9-25 at NoDa Brewing Company for Dolly Day! Help us celebrate the life and career of the one-and-only Dolly Parton with coloring sheets, activities and an ice cream/popsicle truck. Smart Start of Mecklenburg County will be there to represent from 3-6pm, but the event goes on into the night! $1 of NA slushies and alcohol sales will be donated to our organization.

09/07/2026

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆! ❤️✏️

In FY 2024–2025, Smart Start Local Partnerships invested $103 million in early care and education - funding high-quality child care, coaching for teachers, classroom materials, and more

This investment directly benefits children, their caregivers, and communities in North Carolina. It means
✅ More classrooms with trained, supported educators
✅ More families connected to reliable, affordable care
✅ More children being set up for lifelong success

09/06/2026

📖 Read a book. That's it. That's the post. Reading to a child for just 15 minutes every day improves brain development and improves literacy skills. On this , remember to read aloud to a child in your life. It's fun for the whole family!

This content supports our vision that all children turn five ready to thrive!

09/05/2026

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒐? Here’s how the Smart Start Network is making a difference across the state:

🍎 Early Care & Education: We work with child care providers to raise the quality of early learning.
👪 Family Support: We partner with families by offering resources and programs that encourage them to discover and lean into their own power.
📖Early Literacy: We help children build strong language, reading, and learning foundations through literacy-rich experiences and support for families.
💪 Child & Family Health: From birth to Kindergarten, we connect our community to services that promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Learn more about our partnership, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County's work at https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/

09/04/2026

🧠👶 The Basics Mecklenburg is proud to now partner with Mind Body Baby NC! Mind Body Baby provides education, resources and social-emotional support to individuals and families through pregnancy, birthing and postpartum experience. New and expecting mother's will receive all the support of Mind Body Baby and now learn The Basics to help their new baby get a head start in life!

Learn more about our amazing partners here: https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/families-caregivers/ourprograms/the-basics-mecklenburg/partners-supporters/

09/03/2026

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕? Smart Start is a network of 75 Local Partnerships serving all 100 counties in North Carolina. As a Network, we are committed to ensuring every child 0-5 has what they need to thrive.

We focus on whole-child support, including:
🍎Early Care & Education
👪Family Support
💪Child, Family, and Community Health

Learn more about our partnership, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County's mission and programs at https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/

09/01/2026

𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉! 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔! 🎉

DYK 🧐 | Smart Start of Mecklenburg County is among a network of 75 Local Partnerships serving all 100 counties.

We provide whole-child support from birth-to-five. We invest in early care and education, family support, and healthy families and communities.

By supporting young children and their families, we are building a stronger, healthier future for North Carolina.

Celebrate all month long with us and learn how Smart Start is making a difference in your community!

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

🗨️ "My kids look forward to getting a new book every month! They love to read them before bed and see Dolly picture at the end of the book!!" - Courtney Cella, a Dolly Parton Imagination Library parent.

Dolly lives on in the inside cover of millions of books for children to see and thank nightly. 💛

08/29/2026

Governor Stein has officially proclaimed September as Smart Start Month!

For the third year, North Carolina has recognized the work we do every day to support young children and the adults that raise them. Join us in celebrating our efforts to ensure every child in North Carolina gets the best start in life. Stay tuned for events, resources, and ways you can get involved!

Learn more: https://ow.ly/cbrH50ZGIpR