Columbus County Partnership for Children (Smart Start)

09/14/2026

Positive classroom redirection scripts

09/14/2026

🎃👻 Halloween Sensory Bin Fun! 👻🎃
Get ready for some spooky play! 🕷️🧡 These Halloween sensory bins are filled with fun opportunities for children to scoop, pour, sort, count, search, and explore while building fine motor skills and encouraging imaginative play.
Which one would your little learners want to try first? 👻🎃🕷️

09/14/2026

What does a statewide $22.7 million investment mean for families in North Carolina?

It means offering local caregiving classes, playgroups, and home visiting programs - trusted spaces for caregivers to ask questions and get the support they need from professionals and peers. It means meeting families where they are with what they actually need and want.

09/09/2026

Do you need help but don't know where to turn? Stop by Community CPR TODAY between 1pm - 4pm for assistance!

09/03/2026

Our offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. We will resume normal business hours Tuesday.

Send a message to learn more

09/02/2026

🚨 Community Partners, Advocates, Leaders, and the great folks in Columbus County. We are bringing our re-entry simulation to Columbus County!!!🚨
Join us for an interactive and eye-opening Reentry Simulation hosted by Coastal Horizons Justice Services. This immersive experience is designed to help participants better understand the real-life barriers individuals face after incarceration — from finding housing and employment to navigating legal restrictions and overcoming stigma.
This is a powerful opportunity to build empathy, increase awareness, and strengthen how we support successful reentry in our communities.
📅 Friday, September 11, 2026
⏰ 10:00AM – 1:00 PM
📍Southeastern Community College
4564 Chadbourn Hwy, Whiteville, NC
🍽 Lunch Provided
Please register with the QR code or at the link below
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JSReentrySim9-11-26

🚨 Community Partners, Advocates, Leaders, and the great folks in Columbus County. We are bringing our re-entry simulation to Columbus County!!!🚨

Join us for an interactive and eye-opening Reentry Simulation hosted by Coastal Horizons Justice Services. This immersive experience is designed to help participants better understand the real-life barriers individuals face after incarceration — from finding housing and employment to navigating legal restrictions and overcoming stigma.

This is a powerful opportunity to build empathy, increase awareness, and strengthen how we support successful reentry in our communities.

📅 Friday, September 11, 2026

⏰ 10:00AM – 1:00 PM

📍Southeastern Community College

4564 Chadbourn Hwy, Whiteville, NC

🍽 Lunch Provided

Please register with the QR code or at the link below

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JSReentrySim9-11-26

09/02/2026

https://columbussmartstart.com/news/f/smart-start-honors-the-life-literacy-legacy-of-dolly-parton

RALEIGH, N.C– The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) and the Smart Start Network join families and communities across North Carolina and around the world in mourning the passing of Dolly Parton, beloved enter...

09/01/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵! 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
We are 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 with us and learn how Smart Start is making a difference in your community!

Columbus County Partnership for Children is Columbus County's local Smart Start affiliate.

09/01/2026

CCPC would like to thank you for your support of in Columbus County!

Friends, you can visit Candlewood Farms Coffee & Bakery LLC for story time now, too, on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month!

Thank you to our customers who came yesterday and participated in our Dolly Day to honor and support Dolly's Imagination Library. We decided to donate $1 for everyone that came in either pink or Dolly themed attire as well as all the money made from our "Cup of Ambitions" we sold yesterday. Our family is also matching that combined amount and we had another donation as well. So we are proud to announce we have donated $165 to Dolly's Imagination Library to benefit their partner right here in Columbus County! Thank you all for participating with us