Smart Start Requests for Proposals

Smart Start Requests for Proposals

Overview: Guilford County Partnership for Children (GCPC) allocates over $5 million annually in Smart Start funding to support young children, families, and early childhood educators in Guilford County. The Smart Start program was created in 1993 as an innovative solution to address school readiness. GCPC is one of 75 Local Partnerships that cover all 100 North Carolina counties and was established locally in 1996.

Geographic Scope: Guilford County, North Carolina

Focus Areas:

Early Care & Education

Child & Family Health

Family Support

Literacy

Quality Improvement & Professional Development

Funded Program Areas Include

Early Care & Education:
• Bringing Out the Best (BOB), UNCG Center for Youth, Families & Community Partnerships
• Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC), Guilford County DHHS, Division of Public Health
• Child Care Subsidy/Rising Stars, Guilford County DHHS, Division of Social Services
• Child Care WAGE$
• Early Years CDA Apprenticeship, GenerationEd
• Education, Quality Improvement & Professional Development (EQuIPD), UNCG

Family Support & Health:

Family Connects Guilford, Guilford County DHHS, Division of Public Health

NICU Family Support, Family Support Network of Central Carolina

Adopt-A-Mom Program, Guilford County DHHS, Division of Public Health

Therapeutic Early Intervention Program, Growing Connections for Pediatric Achievements

Triple P, BOB at UNCG Center for Youth, Families & Community Partnerships

Health & Family Services:

Healthy Start, Family Service of the Piedmont

Parents as Teachers Guilford County, YWCA High Point

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Literacy:

Family Literacy, Reading Connections

Strategic Focus

GCPC works to wisely invest in evidence-based and evidence-informed programs that enhance outcomes for young children, families, early childhood educators, and all those involved in a child's early years of life.

Contact Information

Guilford County Partnership for Children 4900 Koger Blvd, Suite 151 Greensboro, NC 27407 Phone: 336-274-5437 Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–4:30pm, Friday 8:30am–12:30pm