With the exception of holiday weekends, our Resource Library is open 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM the 1st Saturday of every month. For more information, contact us at 259-9978, Extension 27.

Mark your calendars to join us for our contactless drive thru Spotlight on Families Parenting Education drive thru event. The event is in recognition of Family Support Awareness month and will be held on Saturday, February 5th from 9:00am to 12:00pm at Smart Start of Pender County. Each child present from birth-10 years of age […]

Be prepared! Knowing what to do before, during and after an emergency is a critical part of being prepared and may make all the difference when seconds count. 6:30-9:00 pm, Cost $25, 2.5 Credit Hours, Presenter: Candice Dillard

This workshop will help you and others decrease stress and anxiety in your daily activities.  We will use the workbook “The Highway Inside of Me” during the training. I would suggest checking with your facility director for a copy of the workbook. It will be very helpful but is not an urgency. Please contact our […]

Postponed! FLIP-It is a strategy anyone can use to address a challenging behavior. It is a simple, kind, strength based, common sense and effective four-step process embodied in the FLIP IT mnemonic: F- Feelings, L- Limits, I- Inquiries and P-Prompts. FLIP IT transforms best practice into a strategy that is easy to remember, applicable in […]

Participants will learn about infectious disease and how it is spread. They will be taught how to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. The importance of immunizations, proper hygiene, and sanitation routines, how to recognize ill children, and when to exclude children from care will also be covered. (Pender & NHC) Must attend […]

With the exception of holiday weekends, our Resource Library is open 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM the 1st Saturday of every month. For more information, contact us at 259-9978, Extension 27.

This learning event is designed to assist Family Child Care Home Providers in defining self-care, identifying the benefits of self-care, measuring their current status of self-care, and developing a plan for them to incorporate self-care. In this session, participants will be introduced to enriching strategies while participating in small and large group activities. 6:30-8:30 pm, […]

Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM. The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting on the Zoom platform. Attendees will be able to call in or connect online by Zoom. Please contact Connie Carr-Costin at (910) 259-9978 or ccarr-costin@pender4kids.com for the […]

This training will help us to recognize literacy opportunities in our everyday environment. We will also discuss ways to support emerging language and literacy skills. This training is only for Raising a Reader participants a separate literacy training may be offered later in the fiscal year for other child care providers. 6:30-7:30 pm, Cost: Free, […]