North Carolina Partnership For Children, Inc.
North Carolina Partnership For Children, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Advance a high quality, comprehensive, accountable early childhood system that benefits each child in North Carolina beginning with a healthy birth.
About
SMART START: NORTH CAROLINA'S NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE, SMART START, MEASURABLY INCREASES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF YOUNG CHILDREN, BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL FUTURE LEARNING BY:- IMPROVING CHILDREN'S EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY ARE SAFE, HEALTHY AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN SKILLS THEY NEED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.- ENSURING THAT CHILDREN ARE SCREENED FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. - PROVIDING PARENTS WITH TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THEM IN RAISING HAPPY, HEALTHY SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN. FOR A STRONG FOUNDATION, CHILDREN NEED HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SAFE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING: AND STRONG FAMILIES AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY OUTCOMES. HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION YIELDS HIGHER GRADUATION RATES, REDUCED CRIME, HIGHER EARNINGS, LESS RELIANCE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, AND BETTER JOBS.SMART START IS A NETWORK OF 75 NONPROFIT LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT SERVE ALL 100 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES. THIS NETWORK IS LED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN (NCPC) THAT ENSURES FISCAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUPPORTS THE STATEWIDE NETWORK TO CREATE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. NCPC ESTABLISHES MEASURABLE STATEWIDE GOALS AND COMMUNITIES DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THEM. NCPC ALSO ENSURES THAT SMART START LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS FULLY MEET ALL LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EFFECTIVENESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY. SINCE 2000, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 500 AUDITS, BY STATE AUDITORS AND /OR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HIRED BY THE STATE, OR NCPC AND SMART START LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS. NCPC HAS HAD NO AUDIT FINDINGS FOR THE PAST DECADE. 2018 ANALYSES SHOW THAT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF NC PRE-K AND SMART START CONTINUE THROUGH GRADES 6, 7, AND 8. THERE IS NO FADEOUT. IN FACT, THE IMPACT GROWS. BY EIGHTH GRADE, FOR CHILDREN IN COUNTIES WITH AVERAGE FUNDING, NC PRE-K HAS REDUCED THE LIKELIHOOD OF PLACEMENTS INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION BY OVER ONE THIRD. WE FIND POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR EVERY GROUP OF CHILDREN WE STUDIED, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AS WELL AS ADVANTAGED CHILDREN; AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, AND WHITE NON-HISPANIC CHILDREN; AND CHILDREN WHOSE MOTHERS ARE WELL-EDUCATED AS WELL AS THOSE WHOSE MOTHERS ARE LESS WELL-EDUCATED.ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- IMPROVING QUALITY AND ACHIEVING HIGHER STARS ON NC'S RATED LICENSE THROUGH ONSITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS TO OBTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION. TODAY 72% OF CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE ATTEND HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AS COMPARED TO 33% IN 2001.- IMPROVING EARLY LITERACY BY COLLABORATING WITH STATE LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, AND PEDIATRICIANS TO PROMOTE EARLY LITERACY ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE RAISING A READER AND REACH OUT AND READ. FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN REACH OUT AND READ ARE 97 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO BE USING ONE OR MORE RECOMMENDED READING STRATEGIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN.- HELPING PRIVATE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR CLASSROOMS SO THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN NC PRE-K AND PARTNER WITH NC PRE-K PROVIDERS TO HELP ELIGIBLE FOUR-YEAR-OLDS ACCESS THE PROGRAM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, SMART START LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS ADMINISTERED NC PRE-K IN 55 COUNTIES.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “To advance a high-quality, comprehensive, accountable system of care and education for every north carolina child beginning with a healthy birth. we do this primarily by overseeing north carolina's nationally-recognized initiative, smart start, as well as assistance from private grantors.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “To advance a high-quality, comprehensive, accountable system of care and education for every north carolina child beginning with a healthy birth. we do this primarily by overseeing north carolina's nationally-recognized initiative, smart start, as well as assistance from other grantors.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is NC, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as 1100 WAKE FOREST ROAD, RALEIGH, NC, 27604.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 53 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$116,815.
- The organization has 25 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1993.
- The organization pays $3,567,935 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $99,339 in fundraising expenses.
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