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SSTC has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in September 2021. The social media accounts linked to from SSTC are: • Facebook • Instagram • Email • X Besides social media accounts, SSTC has populated their site with: • 2026 Transylvania County ECE Needs Assessment Report • K Is for Kindness - Sesame Workshop • Think Babies | Making Their Potential Our Priority • Black History and Early Childhood Education: Eight Resources to Explore for Black History Month | NAEYC • Education & Retention Program Application- Spring 2026 • Making Physical Activity Part of a Child's Life | Physical Activity Basics | CDC • Pathways Mentorship Participation Form • homegrownchildcare.org • Child Care: Invaluable and Undervalued - YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism • Home-Based Care and the Challenges to Increasing Family Child Care Homes in North Carolina: Voices from the Field • Transylvania County ECE Needs Assessment Report 2025 • SSTC Launches “Prosperity” Initiative — Smart Start of Transylvania County • The Lasting Impact of Homelessness on Infants | SchoolHouse Connection • Providers Mental Health Factsheet • Building Belonging: Valuing Family Child Care Via Licensing Systems • What does trauma do to a baby’s brain? • Talking to Children about War • Child Care WAGE$® — Child Care Services Association • Readiness: Not a State of Knowledge, but a State of Mind • Emotional Well-Being - Sesame Workshop • Foster Care Resources - Sesame Workshop • Community Diversity - Sesame Workshop • Sesame Street: Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Full Street Story • Stuck in the Middle • NIEER Report Shows Importance of Including Family Child Care Programs in Publicly-Funded Pre-K • 5 Books to Celebrate Kwanzaa | Parenting Tips & Advice • 10 Favorite Holiday Picture Books | Parenting Tips & Advice • What's the best gift for babies and toddlers? • Divorce - Sesame Workshop • North Carolina Receives More Than $4 Million to Improve Maternal Health • Little Feet, Big Steps : a fundraiser supporting Jump Start to Kindergarten • How to Talk to Kids During Tough Financial Times - Sesame Workshop • SSTC Partners in Region-Wide Research Initiative to Identify and Address Inequities in Maternal Child Health — Smart Start of Transylvania County • How to talk to your children about conflict and war • Family Friend and Neighbor Network • Positive Problem Solving - Sesame Workshop • GetSet Babies — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Smart Start partners continue collaboration to bring Sesame Street to WNC — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Violence - Sesame Workshop • Smart Start of Transylvania County Newsletter • SSTC 2022-2023 Impact Report • 11 Picture Books to Celebrate Diversity | Parenting Tips & Advice • 5 Big Ideas - Sesame Workshop • GetSet Babies • We're Hiring -- Family Health Services Advisor • Playful Learning Workshop at Western Carolina University • North Carolina’s radical Medicaid reinvention • Grandparents are Holding the Fort as Childcare Providers, But They’re Breaking | Home Grown Childcare • Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care: Supporting Diverse Families and Thriving Economies • Advancing Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care Research • Build and inspire community with these picture books • 10 Easy Summer Volunteer Ideas for Families | Parenting Tips & Advice • Community Service - Sesame Workshop • Picture Books That Introduce Mindfulness and Meditation to Kids | Brightly • Elmo’s World News: Monster Meditation - Sesame Workshop • How to Create the Perfect Calm-Down Corner at Home • Calming Strategies - Sesame Workshop • Sleep Strategies for Children | Sleep Foundation • Health and Hygiene - Sesame Workshop • Think Babies Op-Ed — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Childhood Milestones - Sesame Workshop • Play Ball Obstacle Course | Crafts for Kids • Books About Scientists and Inventors | Parenting Tips & Advice • Science - Sesame Workshop • How to Use Picture Books to Build Kids' Language Skills | Brightly • Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for most infants. • Children's Services - WNCSource • Learning Language • Vocabulary - Sesame Workshop • 40 Children’s Books That Foster a Love of Math - DREME • Math4Littles | Early Math Activities for Two- and Three-Year-Olds • Learning How to Count, Breathe, Relax - Sesame Workshop • Math - Sesame Workshop • 200 Million Celebration! - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library • Favorite Children’s Books about Art | Magazine | MoMA • Displacement and Resettlement - Sesame Workshop • 10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing to Them • How To Make A Glitter Jar To Help Kids To Stay Calm | Crafts for Kids • Childcare - Sesame Workshop • 11 Children's Books About Well-Being — From Food To Mental Health - Vista Del Mar • WNC ECE Reconnect for Resilience Orientations & Training • Abuela Makes a Quilt - Sesame Workshop • Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi: 9780593202708 | Brightly Shop • Veterans - Sesame Workshop • Executive Summary: 7 Things You Should Know About Grandparents • North Carolina GrandFacts State Fact Sheet • Grandparents - Sesame Workshop • Bonding and attachment: newborns • Family Bonding - Sesame Workshop • 7 Books for Celebrating Juneteenth | Parenting Tips & Advice • Wild Flowers Summer Day Camp for Girls • Jump Start To Kindergarten — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Learning Through Routines - Sesame Workshop • Race, Ethnicity, and Culture - Sesame Workshop • Learning, Play, and Your Newborn (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth • Learning Through Play - Sesame Workshop • The Baby Share of the Federal Budget • 18 Books to Help Get Your Kids Ready for Preschool or Kindergarten • Parental Addiction - Sesame Workshop • Impact Early Childhood Education Summit • School Readiness - Sesame Workshop • May 2023 Newsletter from SSTC 💛 • Subscribe to Our Newsletter! • 31 of the Best Level 1 Reading Books for Children | Brightly • Incarceration - Sesame Workshop • Early Literacy - Raising Readers • Read Together to Support Early Literacy • Reading - Sesame Workshop • Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yebo… • Homelessness - Sesame Workshop • Resilience • Building Resilience in Children and Families - Sesame Workshop • Feeling Safe - Sesame Workshop • When You Are Brave • NCDHHS - Mental Health Town Halls • Grief - Sesame Workshop • Home – Resilient NC Resilient NC - North Carolina Resources • Traumatic Experiences - Sesame Workshop • Growing Healthy Bodies and Minds with Sesame Street - Sesame Workshop • Gazpacho for Nacho • Foster Care - Sesame Workshop • Voices from Home: Shaping the National Conversation about FFN Care | Home Grown Childcare • Healthy Eating for Infants • Eating Well - Sesame Workshop • Wiggling, Giggling, and Moving from Head to Toe: Books to Encourage Exercise • Emergencies - Sesame Workshop • Pregnancy and exercise: Baby, let's move! • Physical Activity - Sesame Workshop • Child Care for NC – United for Change • How to Help Your Child Develop Empathy • Friendships - Sesame Workshop • Books That Help Kids Know and Love Themselves | Brightly • PostPartum Self Care • Self-Care - Sesame Workshop • Abby's Broken Wand - Sesame Workshop • All the Feels: 10 Books to Help Kids With Their Emotions | Brightly • Meet Julia - Sesame Workshop • Babies sense parents’ emotions to help understand their world • Children's Feelings - Sesame Workshop • Homepage - Sesame Workshop • Handling Tantrums | Sesame Street in Communities • What’s Going On in Your Baby’s Mind in the First Year? 5 Ways to Put Brain Science into Action • Exploring the World of Science with Your Child • Science | Sesame Street in Communities • Support Playground Revitilization Project • Displacement & Resettlement - Sesame Street in Communities • Developing Self-Confidence From Birth to 12 Months • Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships • Family Bonding | Sesame Street in Communities • Sleepytime Stories: Books to Help Children Build a Bedtime Routine | Brightly • Smart Start of Transylvania County Picks Playground as Their FFN Childcare Management Solution - Playground | The Modern Childcare Management App • Creating Daily Routines for Kids • Playing with Stories: Using Books to Inspire Play • Child Care WAGE$ • Elmo's World: Building Things | Sesame Street in Communities • Violence | Sesame Street in Communities • STEM Moments: Everyday Fun With Engineering and Technology • 12 Simple Developmental Activities to Try With Your Baby • Learning Through Play | Sesame Street in Communities • Kindergarten, Here I Come! • Early educators need health care! • Racial Justice | Sesame Street in Communities • Tips for Using Language at Home and in the Community • What is a Developmental Milestone? • School Readiness | Sesame Street in Communities • Reading Adventures | Sesame Street in Communities • 10 Books to Help Kids With Sight Words | Brightly • Parental Addiction | Sesame Street in Communities • Early Literacy • Early Literacy — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Reading and Writing | Sesame Street in Communities • Communicating Through Feelings | Sesame Street in Communities • Infant & Toddler Resilience | Center for Resilient Children • Malala: Activist for Girls' Education by Raphaële Frier: 9781580897853 | Brightly Shop • Coping With Incarceration | Sesame Street in Communities • Harvard Center of the Developing Child - Resilience • Resilience | Sesame Street in Communities • A Terrible Thing Happened • Family Homelessness | Sesame Street in Communities • Recovering from a Traumatic Birth • Traumatic Experiences | Sesame Street in Communities • Eating Well | Sesame Street in Communities • Helping Kids Grieve | Sesame Street in Communities • Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month | Parenting Tips &… • Healthy, Fit Families • Pregnancy diet: Focus on these essential nutrients • Moving Our Bodies | Sesame Street in Communities • About Us | Home Grown Childcare • 12 Kids' Books that Help Promote Healthy Habits | Brightly • Foster Care | Sesame Street in Communities • Movement and play: newborns • Making Physical Activity a Part of a Child's Life | Physical Activity | CDC • 15 Children's Books About Friendship | Parenting Tips & Advice • Bert & Ernie: Two Best Buddies | Sesame Street in Communities • Handling Emergencies | Sesame Street in Communities • Sharing is Caring…AND a Developmental Milestone - Great Kids, Inc. • Caring & Sharing | Sesame Street in Communities • Dealing With Divorce | Sesame Street in Communities • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library • Self-Care (sleeping, bathing, toothbrushing) - Kamloops Childrens Therapy • 11 Simple Self-Care Habits for Kids | Parenting Tips & Advice • You Matter Most | Sesame Street in Communities • Exploring Emotions: Sing It Out! | Sesame Street in Communities • On Monday When It Rained • Autism | Sesame Street in Communities • How Emotional Development Unfolds Starting at Birth - ZERO TO THREE • Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood • Exploring Emotions | Sesame Street in Communities • Little Neighbors | Sesame Street in Communities • Getting Mobile - ZERO TO THREE • Let's Share Kindness Toolkit - Talking is Teaching • Developmental Monitoring and Screening | CDC • 10 Books That Celebrate Hanukkah | Parenting Tips & Advice • Blended Families - Sesame Street in Communities • About Early Literacy - Raising Readers • Social and Emotional Development Research Background • K is for Kindness | Sesame Street in Communities • Child Care: Invaluable and Undervalued • 11 Ways to Help Children Say Goodbye • Sesame Street | Rosita Preschool Games, Videos, & Coloring Pages to Help Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger & KinderSesame Street | Preschool Games, Videos, & Coloring Pages to Help Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger & Kinder • Smart Start of Transylvania - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library • Child Care License Requirements Overview • Home - The Winer Family Foundation • 8 Winter Wonderland Family Activities | Parenting Tips & Advice • Activities for Bonding and Learning from Birth to 12 Months - ZERO TO THREE • Think Babies Op Ed | Blog • Feeling Gratitude - Sesame Street in Communities • The Circle of Security • Smart Start of Transylvania - Contact Us • Early Learning - ZERO TO THREE • The Smart Start Connection • What’s Going On in Your Baby’s Mind in the First Year? 5 Ways to Put Brain Science into Action - ZERO TO THREE • Staying Healthy | Sesame Street in Communities • Think Babies in the 2022 Election • The Invisible Work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers and Its Importance for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families • 12 Books to Celebrate Native American and Alaska Native Heritage |… • Sesame Street | Cookie Monster Videos • Children & Family Resource Center • Think Babies - Voter Guide for Parents and Caregivers • North Carolina - Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap 2022 • We're Hiring! Family Support Facilitator • We're Hiring! Early Care Capacity Contractor • Celebrate Diwali With Books! | Parenting Tips & Advice • Home - Sesame Street in Communities • Vote Early in Person | NCSBE • GetSet Babies Inquiry Form • 25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun • Child Care Services Association Adds New T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship for Early Childhood Apprentices — Child Care Services Association • Learning Through Routines | Sesame Street in Communities • Learning Self Control: Birth to 12 Months - ZERO TO THREE • Track Your Child's Developmental Milestones • 4 Ideas to Encourage Family Reading Time | Parenting Tips & Advice • Halloweenfest will include chance to meet Smart Start, partners • Home - Cherokee Preservation Foundation • Talking is Teaching - Talking About Diversity With Your Child • Language Skills | Sesame Street in Communities • NC Pre-K | North Carolina Prekindergarten Program • Talking Is Teaching - Books About Fall and Exploring Outside • Literacy: Reading Aloud at Age 2 | Milestones • Jill's Little Sprouts provides another childcare option • Resources for Teaching Kids About Emotional Regulation and Meditation • WNC Raising Resilience Reconnect Orientation & Virtual Training • Sesame Street in Communities Parent and Caregiver Workshop • Sesame Street in Communities Regional Partner Training Workshop • Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SSIC Partner Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. • Talking Is Teaching - Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! Tips for Using Language at… • 2022 Candidate Questionnaire - WNC Districts.pdf • Advancing the Early Education Workforce | NC Early Education Coalition • What is Early Literacy? | Lexington Public Library • Staying Safe | Sesame Street in Communities • Top 5: What You Need to Know About Tummy Time - ZERO TO THREE • Getting Ready for School www.zerotothree.org A national nonprofit promoting the healthy development of babies and toddlers Begins at Birth • National Home Visiting Resource Center - NHVRC • The 5 Best Activities for Early Childhood Development • GetSet Babies! • The Brain Architects: Building Resilience Through Play - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University • For All Families - Sesame Street in Communities • 13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them • Ripple Collective • Conversational Turns • Welcoming Wonder (And Endless Questions!) With Kids | Parenting Tips… • Think Babies™ NC | NC Early Education Coalition • Young Minds: The Important Role of Brain Science • COVID-19 Vaccine Information | NC COVID-19 • Give Your Baby the Best Possible Start - oral health • Lake Toxaway Charities • We're Hiring! | Blog • Caring for Kids- Make a Mood Monster| Sesame Street in Communities • Building literacy everyday • Celebrate the Little Things This Summer with PBS KIDS • New Baby Survey • Community & Gun Violence | Sesame Street in Communities • Supporting Language and Literacy Skills from 12–24 Months • What is Emotional Empowerment? • Community Diversity | Sesame Street in Communities • Play-Based Activities That Build Reading Readiness • Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms • Tell Congress to Support Home Visiting and Reauthorize MIECHV | NC Early Education Coalition • Philanthropy • Smart Start of Transylvania County Jobs and Careers | Indeed.com • Caring for Kids - Sesame Street in Communities • Talking Is Teaching - Resources • Learning at Home: 9 Early Literacy Activities | Parenting Tips &… • Reaching Families Where They Live: Supporting Parents and Child Development Through Home Visiting • Five Essentials to Meaningful Play • 5 Protective Factors of Child Maltreatment | Prevent Child Abuse NC • Affiliate Funds • Smart Start of Transylvania - NC Pre-K • Printable Activity Sheets•DPIL • A village for mothers • School Readiness Infographic • Smart Start of Transylvania - Child Care Centers • Understanding Infant and Toddler Childcare Deserts • CDC's Milestone Tracker App • CDC Developmental Milestones • Mindfulness in Early Childhood • Building Babies' Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class • Emotional Literacy: Using Feeling Faces • Offering Comfort | Sesame Street in Communities • Men in Early Childhood Education | Alex Straus | TEDxWWU • Early Childhood Teachers’ Well-Being: What We Know and Why We Should Care • Reconnecting After a Break • Smart Start of Transylvania - Donate • Analysis: U.S. rollout of free preschool could put more moms into U.S. workforce • The Power of Positive Attention - Child Mind Institute • Southwestern Child Development Comission inc. • Community Foundation of Western North Carolina • Job Bulletin-NCDHHS • Get Loud About Early Literacy! • Pisgah Health Foundation • Family Engagement Month 2021 • Latest News | Blue Ridge Partnership For Children • Family Child Care Home • DPIL survey- Community Impact • Device Request • Flood Relief • First Five Years Fund - Congress action center • GetSet Toolkits • FLIP IT Webinar from Center for Resilient Children • Learning Stories: Observation, Reflection, and Narrative in Early Childhood Education • Baptist on Mission Dental Bus Registration • Spanish Word of the Day: Familia - Sesame Workshop • Access our kindergarten readiness resource guide • 5 Secrets to a Smarter Baby: School Readiness Can Start Now • Unhoused Individuals Resource Support Interest Form • Explore pathways to early education • Parents as Teachers - Healthy Opportunities Pilot • FFN Care in WNC: Research Summary — Smart Start of Transylvania County • Thanks, Feelings Helpers! - Sesame Workshop • Family Friend and Neighbor Advocacy • Child Care WAGE$® — Early Years • Disaster Unemployment Assistance | DES • Family Friend and Neighbor Network: Inquiry Form • Hot Car Fact Sheets - Kids and Car Safety • Monster Mornings - Sesame Workshop • Farm to Preschool Toolkit - Growing Minds • Home - Land of Sky P20 Council • Caregiver Motivation, Identity, and Resilience - Center for the Study of Child Care Employment • Cookie Monster at Circle Time • Native American Children’s Literature Recommended Reading List • Child Care • Action Plan for an Early Childhood Homelessness Support System • Butterfly Breathing with Abby Cadabby - Sesame Workshop • Not What They Expected: Grandparents As Day Care • Exercising Your Gratitude Muscle - Sesame Workshop • Yes, Mental Health Includes Babies • We’re Hiring! — Smart Start of Transylvania County • WNC Maternal Child Health Study • Happy Holidays from Smart Start of Transylvania 🌲 • SSTC - We're Hiring! • Language and Literacy - Sesame Workshop • Family Friend and Neighbor Care (FFN) Final Report • Now Recruiting for Our Spring 2024 Cohort of P20 Student Ambassadors! - Land of Sky P20 Council • How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents • Growing as They Grieve - Sesame Workshop • New HUD Data Show Dramatic Increase in Families and Youth in Homeless Shelters, Even While Significantly Undercounting Families and Youth Experiencing Homelessness - SchoolHouse Connection • Key Findings - State of Babies Yearbook 2023 • The Brain Architects Podcast: A New Lens on Poverty - Working Towards Fairness of Place in the United States - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University • Week of the Young Child: Self-Care for Superheroes • Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and Health - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University • Learn & Grow: Inside, Outside, on the Go - Sesame Workshop • For Parents & Caregivers: When You’re Concerned - Sesame Workshop • NEW POLLING ON CHILD CARE & THE 2024 ELECTION • 2024 Early Education Advocacy Toolkit • ‘The Truth Is, I Love the Work’ - EdSurge News • Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids™ • See Us Coming Together • 2024 Juneteenth Event Calendar | NC AAHC • Veterans and Changes | Sesame Street in Communities • Challenging Behaviors Helpline - Child Care Resources Inc. • 10 Olympian-Inspired Activity Ideas for Toddlers • Resources offered to reopen, find child care after Helene • WNC Small Business Initiative Grant • Donate Now | Unhoused Families: a fundraiser supporting young children without shelter in Transylvania County by Smart Start of Transylvania County • Hello from SSTC! 🤗