What is Smart Start?

Smart Start Okalahoma is a community focused initiative that works to ensure that all children age 0-6 years old develop the emotional, social, cognitive and physical capacities and skills they need to enter school ready to learn.

Vision:

Children will be healthy, eager to learn and ready to succeed by the time they enter school.

Mission:

To maximize the potential of each young child through all available public and private resources.

Smart Start Outcomes:

• Oklahoma children will live in families where adults nurture, teach and provide for them.
• Oklahoma children will be born healthy and remain healthy.
• Oklahoma children will learn and play in high quality child care setting when their families need those services.
• Oklahoma children will enter school healthy and equipped with the age appropriate cognitive, emotional, pre-literacy and social skills needed for learning.

 

 

FY 2007 Budget Focus Areas

• Raising A Reader

• Child Care Mini-Grants to improve STAR rating

• Parent Training & Education

• Community Awareness

• Coalition Building

 

For more information on the SmartStart Program, contact:

Dennis Willeford
dwilleford@littledixie.org  or tricountysmartstart@yahoo.com

580-326-5201

 

 

 

Useful Information for Parents:

• Smart Start Flyer

• Reading to Your Child

• Checklist for Quality Child Care

• Preparing Your Child for Pre-K

• Parenting Starts Now