²

In July 2007 and with

funding from the Cape

Fear Memorial Foundation,

Smart Start of New

Hanover County was able

to bring Brazelton

Touchpoints Center®

trainers to Wilmington for a

Touchpoints Individual

Level Training.

A multi-disciplinary group

of five local service

providers have recently completed the 

Touchpoints Community Level Training.

This team will be responsible for training and supporting

other New Hanover County service providers in implementation of the Touchpoints™ Approach.

More information about the Touchpoints™ Approach

and the work of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton can be found at www.touchpoints.org.

²

To view Smart Start of

New Hanover County's

Annual Report-

FY 06-07, click here.

²

The North Carolina

Partnership for Children

named Stephanie Fanjul

as their new president

starting February 1, 2007.

²

To read more on the

Science of Early Childhood

Development, click here.

²

The Economic Impact

of the Child Care

Industry in North Carolina