Bringing the community into the process: Issues and promising practices for involving parents and business in local Smart Start partnerships [Executive summary]

Description:

A report on parent and business involvement in Smart Start, the North Carolina Early Childhood Initiative.

Resource Type:

Executive Summary

Author(s):

Cornish Mary; Noblit George

Publisher(s):

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center

Funder(s):

North Carolina. Department of Human Resources

Date Issued:

1997

Source:

Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Retrieved from http://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/reports-and-policy-briefs/FPG_SmartStart_Bringing-the-Community-Into-the-Process-April1997.pdf

Note:

This resource is part of the Smart Start Evaluation.

Topics:

8. Service Delivery > 8.2. Coordination & Integration Of Child Care and Early Education Services

2. Parents & Families > 2.3. Involvement in Child Care & Early Education

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.3. Quality Initiatives

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Bringing the community into the process: Issues and promising practices for involving parents and business in local Smart Start partnerships [Executive summary]

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