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Parents as Teachers, the nation’s most replicated home visiting, early childhood development, and parenting education program, has appointed Georgia Mjartan, executive director of South Carolina First Steps and the South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC), to its national Board of Directors where she will serve a three-year term.

South Carolina First Steps announces the launch of the 2023 Countdown to Kindergarten initiative. With approximately 50,000 children expected to embark on their kindergarten journey this fall in South Carolina's public schools, this statewide effort helps to ensure that every child is ready for success from day one.

A new child care center answers a demand for accessible and high-quality early education in Kershaw, Lancaster, and Chesterfield counties.

At first5sc.org, families can now check their child's eligibility for more than 40 programs and, using information they already entered, apply for multiple programs at once.

South Carolina First Steps has announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Trustees and the SC Early Childhood Advisory Council.

Two new members have joined the South Carolina First Steps Board of Trustees and South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council.

To ensure that every child arrives ready to learn, the state’s early childhood agency is partnering with local schools and communities to connect families with vital information and support.

Connected Families is designed to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their homes and prevent further involvement in child welfare by providing families with voluntary, coordinated services from multiple agencies.

First5SC.org connects families with programs and services for children from birth through age five.