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Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Offering high-quality educational experiences for toddlers.

Family Engagement

Family Engagement

Teaching parents developmentally appropriate parenting practices that support positive parent/child interactions.

Health Promotion

Health Promotion

Improving the health, safety and nutrition of children ages birth to five.

Professional Development

Professional Development

Click here for training calendar. Providing training to childcare professionals in our community.

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Welcome

The Partnership is a nonprofit organization that provides services, advocates and collaborates with others to ensure the wellbeing of children, ages birth to five, so they can reach their health, developmental, and educational potential. We support local families and children through Smart Start, North Carolina's award-winning early childhood initiative.

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  • NC Pre-K Lincoln
    Lincoln County RESIDENTS ONLY

    NC Pre-K is a state funded, community-based North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program. This program offers high quality educational experiences for eligible 4 year olds and enhances school readiness.

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  • Volunteer With Us!

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  • Spooktacular
    14th Annual SPOOKtacular

    Spooktacular returns to WoodMill Winery on October 29 and offers children and their families hours of FREE entertainment, hands-on activities, trick-or-treating and a hot dog lunch.

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  • Dolly Parton Imagination Library
    Dolly Parton Imagination Library

    The Partnership is excited to be sharing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with even more children in Lincoln and Gaston Counties, targeting the following zip codes in Lincoln County: 28092, 28033 & 28021 and in Gaston County: 28016, 28021, 28052, 28054, 28077 & 28101.

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  • Triple P
    Triple P

    Is a program that teaches parents developmentally appropriate parenting practices that support positive parent/child interactions. It serves as a centralized source of support for parents of children ages birth through five. Click below and learn more about this program today!

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  • Quality Sustainablity
    Quality Early Care & Education

    The quality sustainability program provides financial support to sustain four and five star facilities that meet high quality indicators. In addition, participating facilities receive on-site technical assistance and staff training to sustain high quality.

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  • NC Pre-K Gaston
    Gaston County RESIDENTS ONLY

    NC Pre-K is a state funded, community-based North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten program. This program offers high quality educational experiences for eligible 4 year olds and enhances school readiness.

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  • Reach Out and Read

    What is Reach Out and Read?

    Reach Out and Read prepares Lincoln and Gaston County's youngest children for success in school by partnering with doctors who will prescribe books and encourage families to read together.

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  • Smart Start
    Smart Start

    Was created in 1993 as a solution to a problem: children were coming to school unprepared to learn. It is a network of 76 nonprofit local partnerships led by The North Carolina Partnership for Children.

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  • Child Care Health Consultants
    Child Care Health Consultants

    This service helps local centers/homes to adopt State-recommended health and safety policies and teach staff to implement them. Two North Carolina-certified Child Care Health Consultants work to improve the health, safety and nutrition of children ages birth to five attending licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Lincoln & Gaston Counties.

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    Meetings

    *Due to COVID-19 all meetings will be held via conference call or zoom video chat for access information please contact our office 704-922-0900*

    Board Meeting - All Board Meetings are held @ 11:45 a.m.
    July- No Meeting
    August 2, 2022 
    September 6, 2022
    October 4, 2022
    Novermber 1, 2022
    December 6, 2022
    January 10, 2023
    Februrary 7, 2023
    March 7, 2023
    April 4, 2023
    May 9, 2023
    June 20, 2023

    NC Pre-K Committe Meeting at Lincoln County Central Office

    July 27, 2022 @3:00 p.m - Site Selection Committee

    August 24, 2022 @3:00 p.m

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