Directions

Directions to the Local Partnership

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Our main office is closed on Fridays. Staff is available by email.

  • From Raleigh, take I-40 E.
  • Merge onto US-70 E via EXIT 306 toward CLAYTON / SMITHFIELD / GOLDSBORO.
  • Take the US-13 N / US-70-BYP E / US-117-BYP N ramp.
  • Take US-70 E to New Bern.
  • Stay on US-70 E until you come to Glenburnie Rd Exit, exit toward N Carolina 43.
  • Turn left onto S Glenburnie Rd..
  • Turn right onto Neuse Blvd.
  • Craven Smart Start is on your right a little over a mile from the Glenburnie intersection. Look for the Magnolia Plaza sign.
  • Go around to the back of the building facing you when you turn in and look for the Child Care Resource and Referral sign. We are 2111F Neuse.
  • From Greenville, take 43 S to Vanceboro, NC
  • Turn right onto NC-43 / WEYERHAUSER RD. Continue to follow NC-43.
  • Stay straight to go onto NC-55 E / NEUSE BLVD / US-70 E.
  • Craven Smart Start is on your right a little over a mile from the Glenburnie Rd. intersection. Look for the Magnolia Plaza sign.
  • Go around to the back of the building facing you when you turn in and look for the Child Care Resource and Referral sign. We are 2111F Neuse.



  • Craven Smart Start, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that administers Smart Start funds and programs in Craven County. Smart Start is designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. Donations are tax deductible. Financial information about this organization and copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State.