Smart Start of Mecklenburg County

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County We mobilize resources, forge partnerships, and support families to improve early childhood health, education and development.

The Mecklenburg Partnership for Children, better known as Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, is a private, nonprofit partnership that funds local programs for children ages birth to five and their families.

Say Cheese 😁 📸 Is there a better smile to represent World Smile Day then MECK Pre-K day?!If your child isn't yet ready f...
10/02/2026

Say Cheese 😁 📸 Is there a better smile to represent World Smile Day then MECK Pre-K day?!

If your child isn't yet ready for school, but you want to stay informed, sign up for our future students information here: https://meckprek.org/future-meck-pre-k-students/

We had a blast 🎆 celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with the many friends of Dolly on 9-25! Thanks to all w...
10/01/2026

We had a blast 🎆 celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton with the many friends of Dolly on 9-25! Thanks to all who showed out across the county and supported.

🗓️🍉🍒 Join The Basics Mecklenburg and our friends at Mind Body Baby NC at our other friends place, NoDa Brewing Co. on Sa...
09/30/2026

🗓️🍉🍒 Join The Basics Mecklenburg and our friends at Mind Body Baby NC at our other friends place, NoDa Brewing Co. on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11am-2pm for the 9th Annual Nurturing Parenthood Event!

If you're going, let them know here ➡️ https://www.mindbodybabync.org/events/nurturing-parenthood-2026

09/28/2026

Jane Freeman of Baby Bundles gives us her hilarious favorite game as a child 😂 on this Memory Monday! What was your favorite childhood game?

09/28/2026

When I stepped into the CEO role at Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, the organization had nearly doubled its size in both staffing and funding within five years, while navigating leadership transitions. We knew we needed a strategic plan. But before we wrote a single word, we started with a simple

Happy Dolly Day, Charlotte! 🦋Local businesses all over Mecklenburg County are celebrating Dolly Parton today, and part o...
09/25/2026

Happy Dolly Day, Charlotte! 🦋

Local businesses all over Mecklenburg County are celebrating Dolly Parton today, and part of what you spend goes to the Imagination Library, which mails free books to more than 30,000 local kids.

The big party is at NoDa Brewing (150 W. 32nd St.) from 3 to 9 p.m. Bring the kids for family activities and games until 6, then stick around for a Dolly dance party. Every Dolly-inspired drink sends $1 to the Imagination Library, and we're collecting new and gently used children's books too.

Can't make it to NoDa? Bookstores, breweries, restaurants and coffee shops around town are giving back all day. Find one near you at smartstartofmeck.org/dollyday.

Staying in? Give $9.25 on 9/25 at the same link.

Rhinestones encouraged. 💎

🛝 The Smart Start Network supports child care providers in encouraging active play and exercise. At Smart Start of Meckl...
09/23/2026

🛝 The Smart Start Network supports child care providers in encouraging active play and exercise. At Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, The Basics Mecklenburg hosted a night of play and learning at Discovery Place Huntersville! The Basics principle, Explore Through Movement and Play, helps guide parents and caregivers to explore movement and play through physical coordination, executive function and creativity.

🔍 Learn more about The Basics in Meck County by visiting: https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/families-caregivers/ourprograms/the-basics-mecklenburg/

🗓️ Dolly Day is this Friday, but there's other chances to see Smart Start of Mecklenburg County out in the community ove...
09/20/2026

🗓️ Dolly Day is this Friday, but there's other chances to see Smart Start of Mecklenburg County out in the community over the next few weeks. There's also ✌️ chances for current and spiring early educators to earn credit hours by attending one of our Workforce Development Workshops: Pathways to Early Childhood Careers: Credentials, Certificates & Associate Degrees. For more information and to register, visit our Upcoming Events page: https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/events/

📚 Whether it’s receiving books in the mail through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, attending one of our parent liter...
09/19/2026

📚 Whether it’s receiving books in the mail through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, attending one of our parent literacy workshops, or joining a local story time at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County offers programs that meet families where they are and help them support young readers from the start.

Learn more at https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/dollyday

🍼 The Basics Mecklenburg is proud to now partner with Woman, Infants & Children (WIC)! WIC provides nutrition and breast...
09/18/2026

🍼 The Basics Mecklenburg is proud to now partner with Woman, Infants & Children (WIC)! WIC provides nutrition and breastfeeding support to eligible pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5. New and expecting mother's will receive all the support WIC provides and now learn The Basics to help their new baby get a head start in life!

Learn more about our amazing partners here: https://www.smartstartofmeck.org/families-caregivers/ourprograms/the-basics-mecklenburg/partners-supporters/

Address

601 E 5th Street
Charlotte, NC
28202

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17043776588

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