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Apply for The NC Pre-K Program Today!

Help establish a solid foundation for a love of learning. Register your child for these wonderful opportunities below.

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NC Pre-K Registration

School Year 2026-2027 ARE AVAILABLE NOW!

2026-2027 School Year Applications are available online:

1. Follow this link: https://ssbc.schoolmint.com/login 

2. Reach out with any questions by emailing Jacob Griffiths.

*Application status is NOT based on a first come, first served basis.*

 

Eligibility Requirements
No Income Statement
Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Smart Start & Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library have partnered to bring books to the young children in Brunswick County!
Register on-line today for each child in your household to receive one FREE book mailed to your home EACH month until his or her 5th birthday! Registration – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library | Smart Start & The North Carolina Partnership for Children
Contact Carol Keen (910-754-3166 Option #5) for more information.
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Where Can We Find Free Books?

Greetings from Smart Start of Brunswick County – a local non-profit organization that is invested in young children’s health and development. Smart Start partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) to make sure our children develop a love of books and an interest in reading. 

Smart Start of Brunswick County IS committed to early literacy and continued efforts to get books into the hands of young children. We do maintain 15 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes through the county – hoping to expand book access for ALL families. Please visit these and……. take a book, bring a book, keep a book. There are no rules except to just LOVE books! 😊  See the locations below.

  • Waccamaw Park: 5855 Waccamaw School Rd., Ash, NC 28420
  • Longwood Head Start: 7360 Mount Zion Church Rd., Longwood, NC 28452
  • Leland Community Park: 1490 Village Rd., NE, Leland, NC 28451
  • Northwest District Park: 1937 Andrew Jackson Highway, NE, Leland, NC 28451
  • Navassa Park: 800 Park Avenue, Navassa, NC 28451
  • Ocean Isle Beach Park: 6483 Old Georgetown Rd., Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
  • Shallotte Township Park: 5550 Main St., Shallotte, NC 28459
  • Smart Start of Brunswick County: 926 Old Ocean Hwy., Unit C, Bolivia, NC 28422
  • Smithville District Park: 8392 River Rd. SE, Southport, NC 28461
  • Dutchman Creek Park: 4750 Fish Factory Rd., Southport, NC 28465
  • Lockwood Folly Park: 430 Green Swamp Rd., Supply, NC 28462
  • Piney Grove Head Start: 71 North Piney Grove Rd., Bolivia, NC 28422
  • Town Creek Park: 6420 Ocean Highway East, Winnabow, NC 28479
  • Brunswick County Health Services: 25 Courthouse Drive NE, Building A, Bolivia, NC 28422
  • Kindred Kids Academy: 720 Whiteville Road NW, Shallotte, NC 28470