Child Care Resources
Smart Start is the hub of child care resources you’ve been looking for. We gathered the best info from around Pender County.
Family Support
Parenting Skills, and Techniques Accomplished by Goal setting, Educational Resources and Strategies.
Professional Development
Come by and let Smart Start of Pender County’s Professional Development Staff assist you in furthering your education.
Events
View all of our upcoming Smart Start of Pender County events
What is Smart Start of Pender County?
Smart Start is a statewide program designed to help all of North Carolina’s children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. administers Smart Start Funds in Pender County. We work in collaboration with several local agencies to serve children 0-5 in the community through child care, health care, and family support services. We offer a variety of services in support of parents, early educators and child care providers with the goal of promoting quality childcare in all of Pender County.
Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation and although we are primarily funded by the state, we rely on private contributions, as well as other grant sources to help meet the needs of the community.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Enroll Your Child Today!
Register your child today to receive a FREE, new book each month until age 5. Smart Start of Pender County and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are working together to bring books to North Carolina’s youngest children through funding provided by the North Carolina General Assembly. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a FREE program for all families with young children in Pender County regardless of income or zip code.
You can register online by visiting the website here or contact Angel Parker at aparker@pender4kids.com or at (910) 259-9978.