Smart Start

Create environments, practices and policies that encourage young children to eat healthy and be physically active.

Who Is It For?

All the people involved in a young child’s life — families, teachers, doctors, caregivers, social workers and more.

How Do You Get It?

Visit the Smart Start website.

How Is It Used?

The website provides resources for raising quality of care and education.

Smart Start is a partnership between the North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and the North Carolina Partnership for Children and addresses early childhood obesity by helping communities and child care centers create environments, practices and policies that encourage young children to eat healthy and be physically active.

Visit the Smart Start website.