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Smart Start is North Carolina's nationally recognized
comprehensive initiative to improve its early care and
education system with the goal of ensuring that all children
under kindergarten age are healthy and prepared for school. For
the first 10 years of Smart Start (1993-2003), a team
of researchers at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill conducted the statewide evaluation of Smart Start. Members
of the multidisciplinary evaluation team were from UNC's
School of Education, Public Health, and Social Work. The
team conducted dozens of studies of Smart Start and developed
an evaluation notebook to assist local Smart Start Partnership
evaluators. |
Evaluation Team Highlights
- Smart Start and Preschool Child Care Quality in NC: Change Over Time and Relation to School Readiness, March 2003 [ pdf 0.3 mb ]
- 2002 Annual Evaluation Report, June 2002 [ pdf 0.2 mb ]
- Smart Start and Child Care in North Carolina: Effects on Quality and Changes over Time, May 2002 [ pdf 0.5 mb ]
Smart Start
Evaluation Notebook
A core group of Smart Start Evaluators and members of the Frank Porter Graham Smart Start Team worked together to build a collection of ideas and materials that have been developed about Smart Start Evaluation. The Notebook is designed to orient new staff, serve as a resource for all staff, and serve as a central collection point for Smart Start evaluation.
NC Needs and Resources report
A NC statewide needs and resources assessment was also conducted in 2003 by some members of the Smart Start evaluation team. Reports from this work can be found at: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncnr_assessment/
Contact Information
Smart Start Evaluation Team
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
105 Smith Level Rd.
UNC-CH CB# 8180
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-8180
Phone: 919.966.2559
Email: smartstart@unc.edu