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Wilkes Smart Start
1006 F Street
N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336) 838-0977 (tele)
(336) 838-0782 (fax)
Organization Information

Wilkes County became a Smart Start site in September of 1994 under the Wilkes Community Partnership for Children Board of Directors with the mission to develop services for children before they enter Kindergarten that will prepare them to be healthy and ready to succeed. By 1995: health screening had begun in collaboration with the Health Department and purchase of the MESH unit; the first Family Resource Center in collaboration with Wilkes Community College and Goodwill Industries began in the old Spainhour building in downtown North Wilkesboro, and Wilkes Community Partnership for children began working with local Child Care providers to build a strong foundation to quality child care (safe playgrounds were a priority, and improving environmental learning).

Laura Gentry Welborn started as the Executive Director in 1994 and has remained in this position for over 10 years. Laura has a Bachelors of Science in nursing, a Masters degree in Social Work, a fellowship from UNC in Early Childhood Leadership Development and a Duke Non profit Management certificate.
Available Jobs

     Child Care Substitute

     Qualified Trainers

Download Forms

Amended Bylaws, effective April 1, 2004 (134kb)

Salary Ranges (44kb)

Organization Chart (110kb)

Our Board

Wendy Hoffmesiter (Chair)

Matthew Miller (Vice Chair)

Laura Welborn (ExecDirector) (President)

Walter Broyhill (Child Care Committee Chair)

Jean Graf (Health Services Committee Chair)

Wendy Warner (Secretary)

Jim Faw (Treasurer)

April Brinnegar (Appointed)

Jennifer Murray (Appointed)

Meeting Minutes

August 15th, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (37 kb)

October 17th, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes (44 kb)

February 20th, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (31 kb)

April 8th, 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (28 kb)

Financial Information

May_2007 (11kb)

June_2007 (14kb)

August_2007 (30kb)

September_2007 (13kb)

December_2007 (30kb)

October_2007 (12kb)

November_2007 (12kb)

_2007 (12kb)

March_2008 (59kb)

April_2008 (63kb)


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