Whether you are an early childhood educator looking for a workshop, a school-age provider seeking homework tips, a family member looking for child care, or a member of the Smart Start Board of Directors wanting to confirm the location of the next board meeting, we hope you will find our website a helpful resource.

Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of educators, families, and the community to build a strong foundation for children's learning and development beginning at birth.

New Workshop Registration Process

Beginning in January 2012 we are implementing a new and improved process for workshop registration.

To register yourself or staff members for a workshop sponsored by Smart Start of Buncombe County please fill out a registration workshop form. This form will need to be either mailed or dropped off to our office along with the workshop registration fee, at least three days prior to the date of the workshop.

Click here for the workshop registration form.

We are no longer able to take registration requests over the phone, although we will continue to make courtesy reminder calls to registrants two days prior to a scheduled workshop.

ECE Textbooks Available for Spring 2012 Semester

Are you registering for Early Childhood Education (ECE) college classes this Spring? Smart Start of Buncombe County has a number of ECE textbooks available to loan out. Interested parties must be currently employed in a child care setting and should contact Penny Briggs at (828) 407-2063. A $20.00 refundable cash deposit is required for each textbook.

Click here for a complete list of the textbooks available.