Bladen Smart Start

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

📚⚡ EVERY CHILD HAS A SUPERPOWER — and it starts with a book! ⚡📚

Join us for our FREE Raising a Reader Library Event:

✨ "Reading is My Superpower!"

📅 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Bladen County Public Library
111 N Cypress St, Elizabethtown, NC

Bring the whole family for an evening of books, activities, and FUN that will ignite a love of reading in your little ones! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

This FREE event is open to ALL families with a child 0-5 years old and hosted by Bladen Smart Start. Come discover the superpower hiding inside every reader!

🌟 See you there! 🌟

05/26/2026

As hurricane season approaches in North Carolina, preparing before disaster strikes can make all the difference. A Post-Disaster Simulation helps individuals, agencies, and community partners experience realistic disaster scenarios in a safe learning environment to strengthen response, communication, and recovery efforts. See attachment for more information.
These simulations help participants:
Engage in real-world decision making under pressure
Improve coordination and making a plan
Identify emergency response plans and staying informed
Strengthen trauma-informed and behavioral health responses by building a kit for your family
Enhance community resilience and recovery efforts
Disasters impact more than buildings and infrastructure, they impact people emotionally, mentally, and physically. Simulation-based training provide opportunity to practice response that keeps families and communities safe.
Click the Link Below to Register:
https://registration.socio.events/e/columbuspds

05/23/2026

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05/21/2026

Involving families in your program's nutrition and physical activity initiatives helps increase your impact and supports children's health inside and outside of ECE! Check out our 15 Ways to Encourage Family Engagement resource for ideas to help you get started.

05/21/2026

Come see us and our community partners for our Mental Health Awareness event today until 1 pm!

05/20/2026

🌟 Childcare Academy Training at BCC’s Booker T. Washington location 🌟

Get ready to grow your skills and step into a rewarding career in early childhood education—classes start in June!

📞 Call 910.879.5500 for details
🔗 Click the link or scan the QR code to learn more and register:
https://bladencc-register.fundfive.com/course/section/34372

05/13/2026