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First Steps News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2006
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First Steps and United
Way Association of S.C. Announce
Early Childhood Quality Standards Public Survey and Regional
Meeting Schedule
Columbia, S.C. – S.C. First Steps
to School Readiness and partner the United Way Association
of S.C. announced today two efforts to gather valuable public
input for the Early Childhood Quality Standards Task Force.
The task force will use the information to develop its recommendations
for a uniform set of quality standards for the early education
community serving South Carolina’s children ages birth
to 4.
Parents, child care providers, businesses, community leaders,
educators and other interested parties can now voice their
opinions and suggestions about the state’s current public
and private child care system. Those with a stake in the early
education of South Carolina’s children are encouraged
to participate through:
- An internet-based survey for the public to share feedback
can be accessed here
(at: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB225P4S88H6H);
and
- A series of regional meetings during October will provide
forums for soliciting public opinion. The meeting schedule
is as follows:
| UPSTATE
Monday, October 16, 6-8 p.m.
Greenville Technical College
Technical Resource Auditorium (TRA)
506 South Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC
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AIKEN/BEAUFORT
Tuesday,
October 17, 6-8 p.m.
Aiken Technical College Amphitheater Room 701 in the 700
Building
Aiken, SC |
| MIDLANDS
Wednesday, October 18, 6-8 p.m.
Midlands Technical College Airport CampusAcademic Center
Auditorium
Columbia, SC |
PEE DEE
Thursday, October
19, 6-8 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech
Building 7000, Room 7104
Florence, SC |
LOWCOUNTRY
Monday, October
23, 6-8 p.m.
Trident Technical College
College Center, Room 107F
Charleston, SC |
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For more on the Early Childhood Quality Standards Task Force,
go to: www.scfirststeps.org/standards.htm.
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