Hertford-Northampton Smart Start

Name

Hertford-Northampton Smart Start

Legal name

Hertford-Northampton Smart Start Partnership for Children, Inc.

Website

https://northamptonsmartstart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Development Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK), Early Head Start & Publicly Funded Infant/Toddler Programs (EDACAGAH)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Family support services
• Child care resources
• Parent education programs
• Childhood development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Murfreesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. North Carolina Smart Start Funding: Primary public funding from North Carolina's nationally recognized Smart Start initiative, a public-private partnership created to ensure children enter school ready to learn.
2. Private Grants: Funding from private foundations and grant-making organizations supporting early childhood development programs.
3. Business Contributions: Financial support from local businesses in Hertford and Northampton Counties.
4. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals supporting early childhood programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hertford-Northampton Smart Start Partnership for Children, Inc. is a private nonprofit that funds, coordinates, and delivers early childhood development programs for children from birth to age 6 and their families in Hertford and Northampton Counties, NC. It operates the Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Agency, a physical Lending Library, the Quality Enhancement and Maintenance (QE/QM) program for licensed child care providers, and supports partner-delivered programs including Parents As Teachers and Title I Pre-K classrooms.

Product overview

Hertford-Northampton Smart Start is a nonprofit partnership organization offering a coordinated suite of early childhood development programs and services. The core offerings include the Quality Enhancement and Maintenance (QE/QM) Program providing technical assistance and grants to child care providers, the CCR&R Lending Library offering educational resources for educators and families, and direct family support programs including Parents As Teachers and Title I Pre-K support. The organization functions as a community hub connecting families to health services, developmental screenings, and school readiness resources across Hertford and Northampton Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quality Enhancement and Maintenance (QE/QM) Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Funding two Title I pre-kindergarten classrooms in Hertford County
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Imagination Library (Dollywood Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program offering free books to children from birth to age 5, promoting early literacy in the community.
• Choanoke Area Development Association (CADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADA's Parents As Teachers (PAT) program is funded through the Partnership, providing developmental screenings, early learning support, parent education, and services through the Parent-Child Mobile Unit.
• Hertford County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership helps expand access to early learning by funding two Title I pre-kindergarten classrooms, increasing the number of four-year-olds served in Hertford County.
• Roanoke-Chowan HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Hertford County Public Health Authority to provide essential health screenings for infants and young children, especially those treated in area hospitals.
• Hertford County Public Health AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides essential health screenings for infants and young children, coordinates health services, and supports the In-Home Breastfeeding Support Program.
• Northampton County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides comprehensive community health services including childhood immunizations, environmental health services, health clinics, educational programs, and family support services.
• NC Child Care Resource & ReferralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Agency providing lending library services, child care support, and car seat safety resources.
• Trillium Health ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health services partner represented on the Local Partnership Board, providing mental health support resources and services.
• NC Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing regulatory oversight, resources, and programs for child care, health, and family services in North Carolina.
• NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide resource established by NC Division of Public Health in collaboration with DCDEE, Smart Start, and UNC Chapel Hill, providing health and safety technical assistance.
• Red CrossminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides CPR/First Aid certification training through the organization, with participants paying $58 for certification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Head Start Association: National umbrella for Head Start/Early Head Start programs serving low-income children birth to age 5. Comparable mission (school readiness for young children) and overlapping federal funding landscape, though Head Start is federally administered.
• NC Partnership for Children: Statewide umbrella organization that administers the Smart Start initiative and channels funding to all local NC Smart Start partnerships, including the subject. Comparable as the parent network governing the subject's primary funding stream.

Direct peers

• Cumberland County Partnership for Children: NC Smart Start local partnership serving Cumberland County with comparable early childhood program portfolio including quality enhancement, parenting education, and pre-K support.
• Mecklenburg County Smart Start: Other North Carolina Smart Start local partnership funding early childhood programs in a single county. Directly comparable structure, funding model, and mission; serves a much larger (urban) county.
• Durham's Partnership for Children: NC Smart Start local partnership serving Durham County with early childhood education, family support, and child care quality programs. Operates the same Smart Start funding and program delivery model in a different county.
• Child Care Resources Inc. North Carolina Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agency providing child care referrals, training, and quality enhancement services; closely comparable to the CCR&R functions operated by the subject partnership.
• Guilford County Partnership for Children: NC Smart Start local partnership operating Smart Start-funded early childhood programs in Guilford County. Closely comparable funding model, service mix, and governance structure.
• Forsyth County Smart Start: NC Smart Start partnership providing early childhood development, family support, and child care quality services in Forsyth County. Same funding stream, governance, and program taxonomy as the subject.

Regional players

• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: National early literacy book-gifting program partnered with the subject to serve Hertford and Northampton Counties. Comparable as an early childhood literacy delivery partner in the subject's service area.

Emerging players

• Parents As Teachers National Center: National evidence-based home visiting/parent education model that the subject funds locally through CADA. Comparable as the parent curriculum framework underlying the subject's Parents As Teachers program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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