A Message from a Four-Year-Old
Friends,
I asked my four-year-old to tell me what she thinks her mama and work friends do and then draw a picture. She said, “You and your friends try to make life good for kids and families. I hear boy…
Together we can achieve a bold vision…
Each North Carolina child has a strong foundation for life-long health, education, and well-being supported by a comprehensive, equitable birth-to-eight ecosystem.
How We Do Our Work
We work to promote understanding, spearhead collaboration, and advance policies to ensure each North Carolina child is on track for lifelong success by the end of third grade. Much of this work happens through our initiatives:
- Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
- Early Learning and The Every Student Succeeds Act
- Family Forward NC
- First 2000 Days
- Local Funding for Early Learning
- NC Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
Supporting Children’s Optimal Development
Each child can have the opportunity to be on track by third grade with aligned policies and practices rooted in child development, including health and development on track beginning at birth, supported and supportive families and communities, and high-quality birth-through-eight learning environments with regular attendance. Learn about the issues that support children’s optimal development beginning at birth.
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