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Inclement Weather – Early Educators Conference Rescheduling Notice

  The Early Educators Conference 2025: “Let Your Garden Grow” has been rescheduled to March 1, 2025. The event will still be held at Atkins High School with the same schedule (doors open at 7:30 AM, sessions begin at 8:30 AM). All registrations will be automatically transferred to the new date. If you’re unable to attend on March 1, please contact us to discuss options. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you next month.

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Smart Start of Forsyth County Launches S.T.A.R. Family Resource Center to Support Marginalized Families 

Winston-Salem, NC – August 22, 2024 – Smart Start of Forsyth County (S.S.F.C.), a dedicated partner in the Smart Start network, is proud to announce the launch of the S.T.A.R. (Support, Training, and Resources) Family Resource Center.  This initiative is designed to provide essential support, education, and resources to families with preschool-aged children, particularly those in underserved and marginalized communities.  The S.T.A.R. Family Resource Center aims to enhance parenting skills, promote healthy child development, and prevent child abuse by offering

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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.

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