Quality Education

Quality Education is at the core of Smart Start’s offerings. We envision a community in which all children, regardless of household income, receive the best early education in order to prepare them for kindergarten.

More at Four
Smart Start of Forsyth County provides More at Four, a pre-k program for up to 475 children in public elementary schools, head start programs, nonprofit child care centers, and for-profit child care centers. A collaboration with Imprints provides parent support to families of all children enrolled in More at Four. This support provides the critical link between school and home to improve the likelihood of school success. The goals of the More at Four program are to improve each child’s readiness for kindergarten, to promote social-emotional growth, to identify needs of the child and help families get any services they need, and to give parents information that will help them prepare their children for school success. Services are also available in Spanish.
Contact: 725-6011

Resource and Referral
Work Family Resource Center’s (WFRC) child care resource and referral service aids parents in making informed child care choices by providing them with the skills necessary to navigate through the nearly 400 child care options available in Forsyth County. WFRC conducts in-depth, one-on-one consultations with parents, either by phone or in-person, in order to provide parents with a list of referrals to the child care programs that reflect their needs and preferences. Parent specialists will share information about the star-rated license system and indicators of quality child care programs. Services are also available in Spanish.
Contact: 761-5100 www.ccrr.org

Child Care Subsidy
Work Family Resource Center administers child care subsidies and emergency child care assistance which helps families pay for a portion of their child care costs. Qualifying parents must be working a minimum of 25 hours per week or be a full-time student in an accredited degree program and meet the income requirements. Parents are able to access this service in-person at the Work Family Resource Center office or through a telephone consultation. Services are also available in Spanish.
Contact: 761-5100 www.ccrr.org

Child Care Subsidy
The Creative Learning Center for Very Young Children provides a child care subsidy for up to 15 at risk, income-eligible children ages 18 months to 5 years for families who are not eligible for the Department of Social Services subsidy program. The child care program operates 4 half-days per week, with an enrichment program, which operates 2 weeks of half-day programming during July. A bilingual teacher provides Spanish lessons to children and bilingual interpretation for parents and teachers. Parents are assisted in increasing their knowledge of child development and parenting strategies and participate in volunteer activities throughout the year.
Contact: 773-0017