The Region A Partnership for Children administers North Carolina’s Smart Start and NC Pre-K initiatives in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties and on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Â We have offices in Sylva and Murphy serving children birth to five and their families in child care and with home visiting family support programs. Â The overall goal of the Partnership is to ensure that all children arrive at school healthy and prepared to succeed in school and in life.