Who We Are
What is smart start?
Smart Start of Davie County is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that serves to ensure that young children enter kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and beyond.
OUR MISSION:
Smart Start of Davie County connects the community through programs that ensure quality early education, health, and family support for all children prenatal to kindergarten in Davie County.
OUR VISION:
Vision:
Smart Start of Davie County envisions all children are healthy, safe, and ready to succeed.
Our organization works to:
· Identify the needs of young children and families, providing them with inspiring services and activities;
· Facilitate resources for families to prepare children for kindergarten;
· Collaborate with the community to identify the resources needed in Davie County;
· Increase access to high quality childcare and provide quality instruction and support to childcare facilities and
· Expand early literacy opportunities.
Programs funded by Smart Start of Davie County:
Child Care Subsidy - A child care scholarship program for families
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - An early literacy program for children
Parents as Teachers - An in-home parent/child education program
Nurturing Parenting Program - A ten-week parenting class
Strengthening the Foundations of Quality - A technical assistance program for child care providers
Early Childhood Resource Center - A free educational kit and resource lending library for parents and child care providers
Reach Out and Read - An early literacy program championed by local pediatricians
WAGE$ - An educational incentive program for child care providers
Kaleidoscope “Play With a Purpose”- 90-minute play group for children and caregivers that meets weekly.