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Family Ties
Newsletter   
"Today's children will become
tomorrow's citizens, workers and parents. When we
invest wisely in children and families, the next generation
will pay that back through a lifetime of productivity and
responsible citizenship."
Center on the Developing Child at
Harvard University
www.developingchild.net
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Preparing Your Four Year Old for Kindergarten
MORE
AT FOUR
Pre-K
PROGRAM
Smart Start of Brunswick County’s
More at Four Pre-K program is accepting
applications for the 2010-11 school year.
To find out if your child is eligible for More at Four, call
(910) 754-3166 or email to
hgabriel@smartstartbrunswick.org.
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Investing in quality child care will help both our
economy and our children thrive in the long run.
More than 800 parents, business leaders, elected
officials, health care providers, early childhood
professionals and others from across the state came
together this year to speak to the importance of
investing in our youngest citizens. All agreed
that ensuring access to high quality early childhood
care and education programs needed to be a top priority
for the state. investments in young children do
not just benefit the individual child. Investments
in young children are one of the strongest investments
not only for the short term, but also for sustained
growth
and job creation.
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DO YOU KNOW
A
"CHAMPION
FOR CHILDREN?"
The
earliest years of childhood are critical. Experiences
during this time literally shape
the structure of
the brain. Because today's children are tomorrow's
leaders, parents,
and workers,
everyone has a stake in making sure that all children
have the
experiences they
need to thrive.
Please join
Smart Start of Brunswick County in recognizing
individuals who have made significant
contributions to the well
being of children by
nominating them for a
Champion for
Children award.
Contact Smart
Start of Brunswick County at 910-754-3166
to obtain a
nomination form or
click on
Nomination Form.
Nominations are due by August 1,
2010. Recipients
will be
recognized at the State of the Child event to be
held in
August.
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SMART START PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM
(PAT)
·
Parent and child learning activities
· Developmental
screenings
· Group
meetings
For more information or to request a
certified parent educator visit your home,
call 910-754-3166
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MORE AT FOUR PROGRAM RECOGNIZED
North Carolina is one of the top two states nationally
for state pre-kindergarten program quality, meeting all
10 quality benchmarks, and is one of the top ten states
overall for quality standards, enrollment, funding, and
evidence of effectiveness, according to NIEER.
"North Carolina is proud and fortunate to be home to one
of the nation's top academic pre-k programs," said State
Superintendent June Atkinson. "More at Four serves
nearly 32,000 at-risk 4-year-olds each year, giving them
the opportunity to make substantial gains across key
school readiness indicators, including language and
literacy, math, general knowledge and social skills."
Please see the news release and link to the report at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/newsroom/news/2009-10/20100504-01
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