School Success starts early. The Department of Education wants to help you to be your child's first and most important teacher. This is the reason the Department has initiated Smart From the Start.

Your child depends on you for a good early start to learning. The attention, the nurturing and the activities you provide in early childhood are essential to the development of linkages with your baby's brain. You can do the job by spending time with your child, talking directly to him/her and reading stories aloud.

State Website for Smart from the Start