Join Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start, Inc. for our Kindergarten Readiness Roundtable, a live Zoom session designed to help families, educators, and community partners support young children as they prepare for their first year of school. Kindergarten readiness matters because children do best when they enter school with strong early literacy foundations, positive character traits, and the social-emotional skills to learn, follow routines, and build healthy relationships. Through this roundtable, you will hear practical, local guidance on what readiness looks like and what adults can do now to help children thrive. As your local Smart Start partnership, Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start strengthens our community by connecting families to early childhood resources, supporting quality early learning opportunities, and bringing people together around proven strategies that give every child a strong start.

Read a special message from our Executive Director Tony W. Cozart, Ed.D.

Our Mission

To advance and advocate for a high quality, comprehensive, accountable system of care and education for children ages 0 to 5 which builds a foundation leading to a productive and successful life.

Our Vision

FGV communities are involved and collaborating, FGV families are equipped and informed, and our children are healthy and ready for academic success.

Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start

FGV Smart Start is a non-profit organization led by local volunteers, who design and provide programs and services for families and children in Franklin, Granville, and Vance counties, North Carolina.