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Science has determined that the earliest years of life build the foundation for all future learning.  In fact, the quality of a child’s education in the very early years has a greater effect on how prepared they are to succeed in school than their income, gender or ethnicity.  And it’s not just education – it’s all early childhood experiences.  The brain of a child who has had positive early childhood experiences looks different from one who has not.  The structure and wiring are visibly and significantly different.

Your contributions help ensure that more children have access to quality early childhood experiences.  They enable Smart Start to work throughout the state to support families with parenting, school readiness and pre-literacy programs; improve children’s health with preventive health care, early diagnosis, and obesity prevention programs; and improve the quality of early childhood care and education.