As part of a statewide early childhood Initiative, Smart Start of New Hanover County serves as a local leader in developing a comprehensive, collaborative approach to serve the needs of all children, birth to 5, in New Hanover County, NC.
Operating as usual
Come listen and participate in performances by Mr. Scooter aka Melvil Dewey at our FREE Early Childhood Family Festival on Sat., Nov. 6th from 10am-1pm. Details at newhanoverkids.org
#ece #first2000days #nhc #newhanovercounty
Come listen and participate in performances by Mr. Scooter aka Melvil Dewey at our FREE Early Childhood Family Festival on Sat., Nov. 6th from 10am-1pm. Details at newhanoverkids.org
#ece #first2000days #nhc #newhanovercounty
In May, Union Missionary Baptist Church (The Church That Love Built) After School Program wanted to plan an engaging and fun summer camp while keeping children safe and healthy. So, what do you do with a large open outdoor space when you’re preparing for dozens of children ages 3 and up? Start a garden!
LaKeasha Glaspie from #SmartStartNHC helped plan the garden. Thanks to donations, this center got all the materials and manpower needed at no cost to the #childcare program. Read more at ow.ly/gqiS50GbWHC
Go NAP SACC #F2ECE #ece
In May, Union Missionary Baptist Church (The Church That Love Built) After School Program wanted to plan an engaging and fun summer camp while keeping children safe and healthy. So, what do you do with a large open outdoor space when you’re preparing for dozens of children ages 3 and up? Start a garden!
LaKeasha Glaspie from #SmartStartNHC helped plan the garden. Thanks to donations, this center got all the materials and manpower needed at no cost to the #childcare program. Read more at ow.ly/gqiS50GbWHC
Go NAP SACC #F2ECE #ece
#SmartStartNHC is excited to announce that Broccoli Brothers Circus will play for us at the Smart Start 7th Annual Family Festival again this year! For more event details, visit newhanoverkids.org.
#community #ece #newhanovercounty #families
#SmartStartNHC is excited to announce that Broccoli Brothers Circus will play for us at the Smart Start 7th Annual Family Festival again this year! For more event details, visit newhanoverkids.org.
#community #ece #newhanovercounty #families
Crawling, cruising, walking, running. Once your baby is up and moving, they are a force to be reckoned with. Here’s how to balance your dual role as safety officer and fellow explorer. http://ow.ly/PK3D50G5I24
#SmartStartNHC ZERO TO THREE #first2000days
Crawling, cruising, walking, running. Once your baby is up and moving, they are a force to be reckoned with. Here’s how to balance your dual role as safety officer and fellow explorer.
The back-to-school season is here, and we all know how overwhelming it can be, especially this year. For the month of September, Rachel Wagner with Devereux Center for Resilient Children shares some tips with the FLIP IT strategy in mind.
Episode #1 focuses on the first step of the process: FEELINGS. Watch ow.ly/AWSu50G5MLr.
#SmartStartNHC #ACEs #ece
September 7, 2021The back-to-school/program season is here, and we all know how overwhelming it can be, especially this year. Well, here's a new limited seri...
What parents and teachers do when children are not acting out may be the first step to promoting good behavior. Watch "First Step Next," a program that redirects focus from negative behavior to more positive behavior by providing positive feedback when kids are behaving well. http://ow.ly/wQF150G5H42
#SmartStartNHC Oregon Research Institute #ece
A new intervention trains parents and teachers to focus on the positive aspects of a child's behavior, as opposed to the negative.
Building Babies’ Brains Through Play
By engaging in playful serve and return with a child, you can literally help build stronger connections in the brain. Strong neural connections are the foundation for all of a child’s future learning, behavior, and health.
Watch http://ow.ly/sX3o50G5Gfc
UNICEF Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University #SmartStartNHC #ece #first2000days
Serve and return interactions are critical for children's brain architecture. Learn how daily interactions--including play--can build young brains.
Let's celebrate International Literacy Day by reading a book with your child today!
#SmartStartNHC
Since 1967, International Literacy Day celebrations have taken place annually around the world on September 8 to remind us of the importance of literacy. #InternationalLiteracyDay
#NewHanoverCounty launched its Workforce Housing Gap Rental Assistance Program yesterday (9/7). Applications will be accepted through Mon., Sept. 20, 2021. This program is intended to help close the gap between income and rent for #NHC residents. Learn more at http://ow.ly/6Gu950G6bTL
New Hanover County Government, NC #covid19 #AmericanRescuePlan
#NewHanoverCounty launched its Workforce Housing Gap Rental Assistance Program yesterday (9/7). Applications will be accepted through Mon., Sept. 20, 2021. This program is intended to help close the gap between income and rent for #NHC residents. Learn more at http://ow.ly/6Gu950G6bTL
New Hanover County Government, NC #covid19 #AmericanRescuePlan
For anyone interested, this training is well worth your time!
In collaboration with our partners Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear through a grant from the Landfall Foundation we have been offering FREE Community Resiliency Model (CRM) workshops to any child-serving agency in the area. If you are interested in getting your organization trained in the skills of CRM or in having your child's school or afterschool program take part in a workshop please email J'vanete Skiba, Director of Training, at [email protected].
#SmartStartNHC is grateful that Wilmington Kids Dentist is sponsoring our Early Childhood Family Festival again this year. Thank you for supporting young children in #NewHanoverCounty!
#SmartStartNHC is grateful that Wilmington Kids Dentist is sponsoring our Early Childhood Family Festival again this year. Thank you for supporting young children in #NewHanoverCounty!
Looking for resources after our traumatic community event?
Here are some resources from Resiliency Task Force New Hanover County.
#SmartStartNHC #ACEs #NewHanoverCounty #CommunityResilienceModel
Are you looking to start a rewarding career in the field of Early Childhood Education, or are you looking for your next exciting new opportunity within the field?
Smart Start Job Board: http://ow.ly/pMKp50DMCXr
#SmartStartNHC has the information you need to find the right fit for you to make a difference in our community and the lives of young children.
For FREE, enthusiastic job seekers can use the link above to seek open #EarlyChildhoodEducation job opportunities throughout #NewHanoverCounty.
Are you looking to start a rewarding career in the field of Early Childhood Education, or are you looking for your next exciting new opportunity within the field?
Smart Start Job Board: http://ow.ly/pMKp50DMCXr
#SmartStartNHC has the information you need to find the right fit for you to make a difference in our community and the lives of young children.
For FREE, enthusiastic job seekers can use the link above to seek open #EarlyChildhoodEducation job opportunities throughout #NewHanoverCounty.
We're providing free, outdoor WiFi zones throughout the city to ensure more people have access to the internet, whether for school, work, or just to surf the web. The active sites are Maides Park, MLK Community Center, and Wilmington, NC Police Department Headquarters, with even more zones planned for the future! 💻
The worldwide outbreak of #COVID19 is a source of unexpected stress and adversity for many people. #Resilience can help us get through and overcome hardship. The science of child development points to three ways we can affect experiences and the balance of the resilience scale. Read ow.ly/VbBz50FZKj9
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University #SmartStartNHC #ACEs
The worldwide outbreak of #COVID19 is a source of unexpected stress and adversity for many people. #Resilience can help us get through and overcome hardship. The science of child development points to three ways we can affect experiences and the balance of the resilience scale. Read ow.ly/VbBz50FZKj9
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University #SmartStartNHC #ACEs
Every day you pour and pour into your child's "cup," and it is essential to keep your "pitcher" full.
Watch "The Path of #Resilience" by Devereux Center for Resilient Children centerforresilientchildren.org
#SmartStartNHC #ACEs #first2000days
Every day you pour and pour into your child's "cup," and it is essential to keep your "pitcher" full.
Watch "The Path of #Resilience" by Devereux Center for Resilient Children centerforresilientchildren.org
#SmartStartNHC #ACEs #first2000days
Whether you work at a desk or on your feet, if you are #breastfeeding and work, the law guarantees you certain rights. Learn how the law protects you with info from Office on Women's Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://go.usa.gov/xFwtq.
rp: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
#SmartStartNHC #familyforwardnc #first2000days
Whether you work at a desk or on your feet, if you are #breastfeeding and work, the law guarantees you certain rights. Learn how the law protects you with info from Office on Women's Health - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://go.usa.gov/xFwtq.
rp: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
#SmartStartNHC #familyforwardnc #first2000days
The #SmartStartNHC staff participated in #CommunityResilienceModel (CRM) training yesterday, increasing our #resiliency-informed #community.
Want to learn more? Contact us 910.815.3731.
Resiliency Task Force New Hanover County Coastal Horizons Center Trillium Health Resources #ACEs
The #SmartStartNHC staff participated in #CommunityResilienceModel (CRM) training yesterday, increasing our #resiliency-informed #community.
Want to learn more? Contact us 910.815.3731.
Resiliency Task Force New Hanover County Coastal Horizons Center Trillium Health Resources #ACEs
MILESTONE MONDAY
How do children reach their developmental milestones?
Children are born active learners - everything they do, see, touch, feel, smell, hear, taste & think influences development.
Watch https://youtu.be/BLU_NyNFHG4
.
#SmartStartNHC #ece #first2000days
MILESTONE MONDAY
How do children reach their developmental milestones?
Children are born active learners - everything they do, see, touch, feel, smell, hear, taste & think influences development.
Watch https://youtu.be/BLU_NyNFHG4
.
#SmartStartNHC #ece #first2000days
Our partner StepUp Wilmington does great work helping #community members find quality employment. Check them out. stepupwilmington.org
#SmartStartNHC #families
Our partner StepUp Wilmington does great work helping #community members find quality employment. Check them out. stepupwilmington.org
#SmartStartNHC #families
Mask requirement - Starting Mon., Aug. 23rd, all adults & children 2 years & older are required to wear a mask at all times while in the Resource Room in accordance with the #NewHanoverCounty mask mandate.
Also, a reminder that the Resource Room will be closed ALL DAY, Wednesday August 25th.
#SmartStartNHC
Mask requirement - Starting Mon., Aug. 23rd, all adults & children 2 years & older are required to wear a mask at all times while in the Resource Room in accordance with the #NewHanoverCounty mask mandate.
Also, a reminder that the Resource Room will be closed ALL DAY, Wednesday August 25th.
#SmartStartNHC
Your #SmartStartNHC Resource Room membership includes access to various low cost services!
Your #SmartStartNHC Resource Room membership includes access to various low cost services!
MILESTONE MONDAY
Do milestones develop in isolation?
No
Growth in one area can promote growth in another. Other times, it can cause a temporary setback in another. Learn more from American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx
#SmartStartNHC #ece #first2000days
MILESTONE MONDAY
Do milestones develop in isolation?
No
Growth in one area can promote growth in another. Other times, it can cause a temporary setback in another. Learn more from American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx
#SmartStartNHC #ece #first2000days
Some of our #SmartStartNHC Parents as Teachers families celebrated summer at a @ilmsharks baseball game.
Interested in learning more about our parenting programs? Visit newhanoverkids.org or call 910.815.3731.
Some of our #SmartStartNHC Parents as Teachers families celebrated summer at a @ilmsharks baseball game.
Interested in learning more about our parenting programs? Visit newhanoverkids.org or call 910.815.3731.
How Every Child Can Thrive by Five - "What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks 7-year-old Molly Wright. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents & caregivers can support children's healthy brain development." Watch http://ow.ly/kcQ550FPFbh
#SmartStartNHC TED Minderoo Foundation #first2000days #ece
"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of pla...
Center for Child Counseling, Inc. shares tip sheets for fostering knowledge, skills, and education of the positive ways that parents, teachers, and caregivers can interact with the #children in their lives to build lifelong #resilience. http://ow.ly/TStu50FP3OU
#aces #SmartStartNHC #ece
"A Way of Being with Children" aims to build a community where all children grow up with adults who understand the impact of trauma and adversity and do not risk re-traumatizing children through their words or actions. The below tip sheetsRead more
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the uncertainty, worries and complex emotions that all came with #motherhood? Check out this app http://ow.ly/WSZG50FPV2L
Small Moments, Big Impact (SMBI) is a smartphone app created by health care providers, public media producers, and mothers, designed to be used during your baby’s first 6 months. It focuses on your relationship with your baby and the feelings of love, stress, fatigue, frustration, and hope— all of which are part of being a parent.
@templetonfoundation MomsRising.org #SmartStartNHC #babies
Find help with rent & utilities - If you’re looking for help with housing costs, you’re not alone. State & local orgs are distributing federal rental assistance in #communities to help landlords & renters. Search here to find 2 programs in #NewHanoverCounty.
http://ow.ly/3VI450FPCid
#SmartStartNHC Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) #NHC
Federal rental assistance is being distributed in communities to help landlords and renters who are struggling to keep up with rent and other bills.
Thinking about continuing your education? Several #NorthCarolina community colleges are offering free tuition for students this fall. Read http://ow.ly/FKm750FOSLB
Education NC #SmartStartNHC #ece
Several NC community colleges offering free tuition for new and returning students have seen a jump in applications for fall 2021.
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It's time to find out who wins the $500 Visa gift card! Congratulations to the winner, and thanks to the families who sent in videos sharing about your family and what babies need to flourish! The completed video project will be out soon, so keep an eye out! #SmartStartNHC ZERO TO THREE #ThinkBabies North Carolina Early Education Coalition
Were you here last year's snowball fight with Mr. Scooter aka Melvil Dewey the Story Yeller? We're doing it again this year - join us on Nov. 2nd for our annual Early Childhood Family Festival! http://ow.ly/GjNn50w4mPV . #SmartStartNHC #NHC #wilmingtonnc #first2000days
The world famous Broccoli Brothers Circus Band will be playing for us again at our Early Childhood Family Festival! . For event details, visit http://ow.ly/yhr050w4hox . #SmartStartNHC #NHC #wilmingtonnc #first2000days
Krista shares the valuable program that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library offers to young children in our community. Register your child to receive a FREE book in the mail monthly (ages 0-4)! Visit https://www.newhanoverkids.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library/ #SmartStartNHC #first2000days #ece
Krista Turner discusses how Smart Start of New Hanover County partners with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to bring books to 6,000 young children in our community! #SmartStartNHC
We had the honor of having Si Cantwell pick the lucky winner of our Great Getaway raffle! A big congratulations to Stan Paradis who just won two regular season tickets to a college or professional sporting event of his choice nationwide!
As part of a statewide early childhood Initiative, Smart Start of New Hanover County serves as a local leader in developing a comprehensive, collaborative approach to serve the needs of all children, birth to 5, in New Hanover County.
New Hanover County Senior Resource Center
2222 S. College RdThe Learning Tree (Wilmington)
4306 Lake AveCape Fear Workforce Development Board
1480 Harbour Dr.U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina
721 Medical Center Dr, Ste 100New Hanover County Public Health
1650 Greenfield St.Coastal Horizons Prevention Services
330B Shipyard Blvd
New Hanover County Senior Resource Center
2222 S. College Rd
2nd Rights & Protectors of Freedom
4557 Technology Dr. Ste 5
Drug & Alcohol Assessment Services
3961A Market St
Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Wilmi
2901 Market St (Open Gate - Administration Office)
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
235 Government Center Drive