Alexander County Partnership for Children

09/08/2026

Happy National Literacy Day!! Cuddle up with a book and your family tonight! Just a few minutes of reading together builds language, sparks imagination, and strengthens your connection. Every story is a chance to connect and grow.

09/08/2026

The North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC) is proud to present The Basics, NC, a statewide initiative dedicated to supporting early brain development and school readiness for young children. As the backbone of North Carolina’s Smart Start network, NCPC integrates The Basics into its comprehensive early childhood efforts, equipping families, caregivers, and communities with simple, evidence-based strategies to nurture cognitive and social-emotional growth from birth to age five.

The Basics Principles are five simple ways you support your child’s development.
Learn more: https://www.smartstart.org/featured.../the-basics-families/

09/02/2026

HAPPY SMART START MONTH!
You may be asking yourself, what exactly is Smart Start?
Smart Start is a Network made up of 75 county-based organizations (called Local Partnerships) serving all 100 counties and one state agency (called North Carolina Partnership for Children) serving the 75 agencies. Together we collaborate and advocate, we foster leadership and growth, and we acknowledge the collective impact of our Network.

💙 Smart Start is making a difference for young children and families in Alexander County!

Through the Alexander County Partnership for Children, Smart Start supports programs and services that help children enter school healthy, happy, and ready to learn. From early childhood education and child care support to family resources and community partnerships, Smart Start is investing in our youngest residents and the people who care for them.

As a public-private partnership and nonprofit organization, we bring our community together to create lasting opportunities for children and families. You can help support this important work by making a donation and investing in the future of Alexander County! 🌟https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/FEM6CYJTRMVHJ

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

08/29/2026

Big news! For the third year in a row, Governor Josh Stein will officially recognize September as Smart Start Month in North Carolina.

For more than 30 years, Smart Start has helped children, families, and communities thrive across all 100 North Carolina counties. Throughout September, we'll be celebrating the impact of the Smart Start Network and sharing stories, resources, and opportunities to connect with the mission.

Stay tuned. September is almost here!

08/28/2026

📚 We want to hear from you!

If your family receives books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, please take a few minutes to complete a short, confidential survey about your experience.
Your feedback helps improve the program and ensures even more children and families across North Carolina can benefit from the joy of books and early literacy.

✨ Take the survey here: www.bit.ly/dpil-survey

Thank you for helping make a difference for young readers across our state! 💙📖

08/26/2026

Dolly understood that a book is more than a book. It can spark imagination, build supporting vocabulary, strengthen family bonds, and open the door to a lifetime of learning!

Dolly's vision continues to impact children and families in every corner of our state, ensuring that access to books is available regardless of where a child lives. Through the Smart Start Network and Alexander County Partnership for Children we support this vision by investing in and supporting early childhood literacy and administrating the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Alexander County.

Dolly’s legacy will live on in the pages of books and in the lives of our little people!

08/21/2026

School starts Monday and there are still spaces available to serve qualifying four-year-olds in Alexander County in NC Pre-K! Want to know more about enrolling in NC Pre-K? Give us a call 828-632-3799

08/21/2026

Register by 09/04/2026 for FREE over the counter medications and plan to stop by and see us when you pick up your medications on 09/12/2026.