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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands in North Carolina with New Bilingual Book Collection
June 13, 2024 – Forsyth County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands in North Carolina with New Bilingual Book Collection Forsyth Families Can Sign-up with Smart Start of Forsyth County and DPIL to Receive a Bilingual Book Each Month Starting in June RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina Partnership for Children is excited to announce a significant expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program in North Carolina with the introduction of a new bilingual book collection. DPIL
This family childcare provider is working to ensure ‘an invisible workforce’ is seen — and preserved
Shalicia Jackson, also known as Shay, has done almost everything there is to do in early childhood education.
Jackson has been an assistant child care teacher, a lead teacher, a Head Start coordinator, a family advocate, and a social worker in public schools. She has worked in nonprofits and at the Durham Partnership for Children, training teachers to better support young children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and a master’s degree in social work.
But when Jackson opened Modern Early Learning Academy in 2022, a five-star family child care home in Winston-Salem, she entered a brand new world.
Community: Smart Start of Forsyth County
The importance of early childhood education cannot be overstated. Early childhood education sets the foundation for a child’s future development, providing a strong base for lifelong learning, and also helps the child with cognitive and social development that is crucial to a strong future. As a community, we have to understand the importance of this crucial education to our children in our community. Early education is often overlooked and the early learning educators are frequently treated like babysitters at a
Smart Start of Forsyth County Announces 2023-2025 Officers and Committee Chairs #3
The grant funding will go to Smart Start of Forsyth County, which will partner with many organizations in the Pre-K Priority for various efforts. Forsyth County, November 1, 2023 – Smart Start of Forsyth County (SSFC) is delighted to introduce its newly appointed Officers and Committee Chairs for 2023-2025. These dedicated individuals bring a wealth of experience and expertise to their respective roles, further strengthening SSFC’s mission to support the community and families in Forsyth County. The 2023-2025 Officers
Winston-Salem Transformational Childcare Relief Initiative
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (July 10, 2023) – Smart Start of Forsyth County (SSFC) is proud to announce that the City of Winston-Salem has awarded the organization with a Transformational Grant for the Winston-Salem Transformational Childcare Relief Initiative, which will impact up hundreds of children, families, and family childcare providers in targeted areas in WinstonSalem. SSFC will focus on the opening and maintenance of closed and economically impacted, licensed family childcare homes and centers in Winston-Salem, NC. Smart Start of Forsyth County
Smart Start of Forsyth County Awarded Funding from United Way of Forsyth County for New Provider Initiative
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (July 7, 2023) – Smart Start of Forsyth County is proud to announce that for the first time, United Way of Forsyth County is working in partnership with the early childhood nonprofit organization to positively impact the childcare landscape in Forsyth County, through its Place Matters strategy. United Way of Forsyth County has agreed to fund Smart Start of Forsyth County’s new Forsyth County Provider Initiative, which will enhance an independent childcare provider and small business owner within
Art in The Classroom
Literacy in the Classroom
