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Children who will be 4 years old on or before August 31, 2025 may qualify to attend a free, high-quality Cabarrus County Pre-K program!
Submit one universal application to see if your child qualifies to attend one of the free Cabarrus County Preschool programs in 2025-2026.
Our 2023-2024 Annual Impact Report is now available for you to view!
Click here to check out the full report and see how our programs impacted young children, families, and early childhood professionals in Cabarrus County.
The Anne Laukaitis Champion for Children Award is in honor of Anne's distinguished Smart Start leadership and her long career dedicated to the service of young children and families in Cabarrus County. This award is given annually to an exceptional individual at the local level who is devoted to public service and whose leadership qualities have resulted in significant change for the betterment of young children, families, and communities.
Cabarrus County Partnership for Children was awarded $2,000,000 as a directed grant from the ARPA Temporary Savings Fund in the 2023 Appropriations Act S.L. 2023-134. The Cabarrus County Partnership for Children Board of Directors decided to use these new funds to provide additional programs in Cabarrus County for our youngest children and families.
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Our work in Cabarrus County is made possible with the help of the following organizations, agencies, and businesses.
All Saints Episcopal Church
Amazing Grace Advocacy
Atrium Health Cabarrus
Ben Mynatt Family of Dealerships
Bentley Insurance
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Cabarrus Arts Council
Cabarrus Boys & Girls Club
Cabarrus Chamber of Commerce
Cabarrus Community Free Clinic
Cabarrus County Child Care Providers
Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Cabarrus County Cooperative Extension
Cabarrus County District Attorney
Cabarrus County Education Foundation
Cabarrus County Extension & Community Association (ECA)
Cabarrus County Government
Cabarrus County Government Cabarrus County Dept. Human Services
Cabarrus County Head Start - Save the Children
Cabarrus County Schools
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Department
Cabarrus Health Alliance
Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers
Cannon Charitable Trusts
Cannon Foundation
Cannon Pharmacy
Centene
Central United Methodist Church
Centralina Workforce Center
Child Care Resources, Inc.
Child Developmental Services Agency (CDSA)
City of Concord
City of Concord Fire & Safety
City of Concord Police Department
City of Kannapolis
City of Kannapolis Fire Department
City of Kannapolis Police Department
Community Foundation of the Carolinas - Cabarrus
Concord Housing Authority
Cooperative Christian Ministry
Country Law Shack
Duke Energy
Early Childhood Foundation
Ellis Jewelers
Esther’s Heart
F&M Bank
Faith Community Health Ministry
Family Support Network of Southern Piedmont
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Forest Hills United Methodist Church
Foundation for the Carolinas
GATE Pregnancy Resource Center
GEM Theater
Grace Lutheran Church
Habitat for Humanity of Cabarrus County
Hayes Trust
Healthy Cabarrus
Hilbish Ford
Kannapolis City Schools
Kids Korner
Little Learners
Lockhart Child Development Center
Logan Community Child Development Center
McGill Baptist Church
McKnight Head Start
Meals on Wheels
Mental Health of America of Central Carolinas
Midway United Methodist Church
Moose Pharmacy
Multi-Cultural Learning Center
NAACP
NC Representative Kristin Baker
NC Senator Paul Newton
NCWorks
Office of Representative Richard Hudson
Office of Senator Richard Burr
Office of Senator Thom Tillis
Operation Bread Basket
Operation Homeless
Partners Behavioral Health
Perry Productions
Present Age Ministries
Reflections Grief Recovery
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rotary Club of Cabarrus County
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA
Safe Kids Cabarrus
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency
Salvation Army
Speedway Children's Charities
St. James Lutheran Church
Stanly County Community College
The Johnathan Foundation
Trinity United Methodist Church
TruCare Pharmacy
UNC Chapel Hill School of Government
UNC Charlotte
United Way of Central Carolinas
Wilmar ECA