Three Year Smart Start Services Request for Proposals
Jan 30
ISSUING AGENCY: Caswell County Partnership for Children
1084 NC Highway 86 N, Yanceyville, NC 27379
Mailing Address: PO Box 664, Yanceyville, NC
Phone: 336-694-1538
www.caswellchildren.org
The Caswell County Partnership for Children (CCPFC) is seeking multi-year Requests for Proposals (RFP) from applicants with expertise in providing evidence-based/evidence-informed services focused on raising the quality of early care and education, supporting families, advancing child health, expanding literacy, and supporting and evaluating services for children, birth to age 5, and their families and caregivers in Caswell County for the FY 2026-2029 contract cycle, beginning July 1, 2026.
Respondents should review the Request for Proposals (RFP) Guidelines for specific information required in the RFP, which is posted online at http://www.caswellchildren.org/rfp/. It is the Respondent’s responsibility to ensure that all information has been reviewed.
Proposals subject to the conditions outlined in the RFP will be received until 5:00 p.m., March 2, 2026. Interested parties must submit one (1) original and five (5) copies of the proposal, along with an electronic copy. Send all proposals directly to CCPFC at the address as shown in the RFP.
All Respondents are encouraged to attend a BIDDER’s CONFERENCE scheduled for 3:30 pm on February
12, 2026 at CCPFC at the address shown in the RFP. Register by February 10, 2026 by
emailing ccp4child@esinc.net.
Direct all inquiries concerning this RFP to the Executive Director at ccp4child@esinc.net.
At-A-Glance RfP TIMELINE:
· January 30, 2026: RFP Release
· January 30, 2026 – March 2, 2026: Open application period
· February 12, 2026: Bidder’s Conference at CCPFC, 3:30 pm
· February 23, 2026: Deadline for Questions
· March 2, 2026: RFP must be received by 5:00 pm
· June 2026: Award Notification
Our Mission:
The Caswell County Partnership for Children unites the community to provide families with resources and services to enable all children to reach their fullest potential.
For Families
As a parent, you are the greatest influence in your child’s life. Your interest and help in preparing your child for kindergarten, a significant milestone in their life, may help your child’s success. Visit the Families page for resources to help you get your child learning at an early age.
For early educators
Caswell County Partnership of Children works to support care for our children and realize that without our early childhood educators like you, this would not be possible. You are an important part of making this work for our children. Visit the Early Educators page to learn about our programs and resources for educators.
For the community
As citizens in our communities, we all have a stake in making sure our children have experiences during this time that help to positively shape the structure of the brain as they develop. Visit the Community page to learn how you can get involved.
The first five years of childhood Education are the most critical
The first five years of childhood are the most critical in developing the brains of our children for strong and healthy lives. As citizens in our communities, we all have a stake in making sure our children have experiences during this time that help to positively shape the structure of the brain as they develop. Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, parents and workers, and it is incumbent upon adults to ensure this happens so that our children thrive. That is where the Caswell County Partnership for Children (CCPFC) comes in.
The CCPFC is a non-profit organization developed to serve children, youth and families in Caswell County. CCPFC administers the state Smart Start program and NC Pre-K program.
Smart Start
Smart Start is an early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. The program brings together all the people involved in a young child’s life—families, teachers, doctors, caregivers, social workers and many others—to ensure every child has all they need for healthy growth and development.
NC Pre-K
NC Pre-K prepares four-year-old children for success in school. This program is built on the National Education Goals Panel’s premise that to be successful academically in school, children need to be prepared in the developmental domains critical to children’s overall well-being and success in reading and math as they enter school.
CCPFC also administers other grant funded programs for children birth through age eighteen and is a central source of information about activities, programs, and resources for children and families.
“The incentive motivated me to stay employed at my current child care provider… and it is important to me because it provides extra funds for supplies I may want to get for the room.”
— Child Care Early Educator