Speaker Information
Smart Start staff and board members are available to speak to civic organizations and other groups of 20 or more within North Carolina. Topics include:
Child care and the business community:
Quality child care is where economic success begins. Find out how Smart Start contributes to the success of the business community.
Presentation includes:
1. Economic Development facts about the child care industry
2. Data and demographics of child care
3. Why business should care about quality child care
Smart Start at Work:
Smart Start’s mission is to ensure every child in North Carolina arrives at school healthy and ready to succeed. Learn more about this public-private partnership and how it is helping young children across the state.
Presentation includes –
1. How Smart Start is at work in your community
2. Organizational structure of Smart Start
3. Results of Smart Start programs
Advocate for Children:
Smart Start was created by a group of leaders dedicated to improving the conditions of young children in our state. Although we have come a long way since 1993, there is still work to be done. Learn ways to advocate for children in your community.
Presentation includes:
1. Suggestions for volunteering time
2. How to contact your legislator
3. Others ways to show support
Future of Smart Start:
This presentation offers a timeline of Smart Start from when it was a vision of former Governor Jim Hunt to being a national model for other states.
Presentation includes:
1. Gov. Hunt’s vision – why children need Smart Start
2. The first local partnerships
3. Becoming a National model
4. The Future for Smart Start
Presentations are tailored for each group. Other topics are available upon
request. Please email info@ncsmartstart.org
or call (919) 821-7999 for more information.