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Smart Start of Davie County connects the community through

programs that ensure quality early education, health, and family

support for all children prenatal to kindergarten in Davie County.

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September Recap

Smart Start Month

September was proclaimed Smart Start Month by the towns of Bermuda Run, Cooleemee, and Mocksville, as well as the Davie County Board of Commissioners, following Governor Stein’s statewide proclamation. Thank you to Davie County Schools for also recognizing Smart Start Month! Together, we celebrate the importance of early care, education, and the critical development that happens during a child’s first five years.

Eagles Nest

In August, The Eagles Nest, opened its doors to students! This milestone is a powerful example of what can happen when community partners come together around a shared need. Through ongoing conversations, collaboration, and a collective commitment to expanding early childhood opportunities, a former childcare space was transformed into a preschool where Davie County’s youngest learners can grow, learn, and thrive.

Click here to read the full Eagles Nest Article

Hope to Dream

On September 23, Smart Start of Davie County partnered with Ashley Furniture and Davie County Schools to provide 100 beds to children in our community through the Hope to Dream bed giveaway! We are incredibly grateful to our community partners and volunteers who helped make this event possible: Shirts and More, Miller’s Family Restaurant, Food Lion Bermuda Run, David Munoz Consulting, The Town of Mocksville, Mocksville Elementary’s administration and custodial team, Davie County Schools social workers, Smart Start board members, and our dedicated volunteer team.

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Dolly Day

We had fun celebrating “Give Like Dolly Day” on Friday, September 25 (“9 to 5”)! Thank you to our generous community for helping honor Dolly Parton’s legacy and supporting early literacy by giving to Davie County’s local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. Together, we’re helping put books into the hands of young children and building a love of reading from the very beginning!

Missed "Give Like Dolly Day" but still want to contribute, click the button below:

Donate for Dolly

Upcoming Events

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Click here to register for the Early Ed Conference!

Click here to purchase your tickets or sponsorship

Family Support Programs

Kaleidoscope "Play with a Purpose"

Join us at the Davie County Library (DCPL) with storytime starting at 10am!

Smart Start of Davie County partners with DCPL to offer age-appropriate activities for children ages birth - five.

October date:

28th

Triple P Positive Parenting Program

Little kids can have BIG emotions, meltdowns, bedtime battles, and tough behaviors. Triple P gives parents simple, proven strategies to handle these challenges with confidence!

✅ One-on-one support

✅ Easy-to-use tip sheets

✅ Group parenting seminars

Call our office at 336-751-2113 to speak with one of our

Triple P Family Educators & schedule an appointment today.

Lending Library

By clicking the button below, you can see a list of our educational kits in our Lending library!

Click to view our educational kits

Early Educators

Every month, the Division of Child Development and Early Education publish a Raise NC Newsletter that is packed full of important information for early educators! Click this link (NC DHHS: Division of Child Development and Early Education) to sign-up to receive this newsletter in your inbox each month!

One thing to elevate from the latest edition is: There is good news for early childhood educators who use personal funds to support their classrooms. The Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act, which allows early childhood educators to deduct what they spend on classroom supplies (up to $350) from their federal taxable income, was signed into law on September 18. Now early childhood educators can take advantage of the same benefit that has long been available to K–12 teachers.

Click here to sign up for Smart Start of Davie County teacher tips and the latest training information.

Literacy

The Little Free Library

Come by our office anytime and check out our Little Free Library. There are books from ages birth all the way through upper elementary school in the

Little Free Library!

Feel free to drop off books or take books!

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

If you have moved, please call our office at

336-751-2113 to update your child's account.

Family Support Resources

Are you in need of childcare tuition assistance?

Please contact:

Tonya Hutchens

Income Maintenance Caseworker II

Department of Health and Human Services

154 Government Center Dr.

Mocksville, NC 27028

336.753.6180 Phone/ 336.751.0636 Fax

thutchens@daviecountync.gov

www.DavieCountyNC.gov

Click the button below to view

The Davie County

Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC) Resource Guide:

Click here to view the Resource Guide

Davie County EMS

Free car seat resource:

Buckle Up Davie Referral Form

Click here for car seat referral form

The American Academy of Pediatrics

Learn more about the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Recommended Immunization Schedule! Check out this article to learn more about the recommended vaccines that the AAP recommends.

Click here to learn more

Thank you

Grantors & Sponsors!

Platinum Transparency 2026

Smart Start of Davie County earned a 2026 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency! Our profile enables funders and donors to find us and learn more about our impact. You can see our information by clicking the link below. We’ll keep our profile up to date so you can see what your donations help us to accomplish.

2026 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency