South Carolina First Steps is South! Carolina’s school readiness agency. It helps parents prepare children from birth to five for success in school and life. Since 1999, First Steps provides or expands early learning services to young children, their families, and the early care and education provide touching their lives.

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  • South Carolina pre-K to kindergarten transition plan : family engagement 

    South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council; Palmetto Pre-K Transitions Workgroup (South Carolina State Library, 2022-04-28)
    The Palmetto Pre-K Transitions Workgroup (Transitions Workgroup) developed this plan to help professionals and parents in facilitating a smooth transition to school. The plan was developed by evaluating existing transition ...
  • A year of Family Voice 2022 report 

    South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council; South Carolina Family Voice Council (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-18)
    The South Carolina Family Voice Council was born of a commitment from the public early childhood system to partner with families and listen, center, and co-create the future of programming and policies that impact families ...
  • Family handbook 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2022-07-25)
    The goal of the South Carolina Child Early Reading Development and Education Program (4K) is to provide children and their families with the developmental and learning support necessary for school success. This handbook ...
  • External evaluation of South Carolina First Steps Childcare Technical Assistance Programs : FY19-FY21 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program); University of South Carolina, Institute for Families in Society (South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-24)
    This external evaluation is designed to evaluate the reach and impacts of child care technical assistance (TA) and training programs operated by First Steps County Partnerships during a three year time frame of FY18-19 ...
  • 2021-2022 annual report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2022-11-30)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • For our future : South Carolina's birth through five plan 2022-2027 

    South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council (South Carolina State Library, 2022)
    This strategic plan is a five-year roadmap for optimizing South Carolina's early childhood system and moving toward a shared vision of success for every child, from birth through age five.
  • 2022 accountability report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2022)
    South Carolina laws require that each state agency publish and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual accountability report that contains the agency's or department's mission, objectives to accomplish ...
  • Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund monthly detailed expenditure report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2022-02-01)
    This details the expenditures of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness’ allocation from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund.
  • South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Parents as Teachers external evaluation FY16-17 to FY18-19 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program); University of South Carolina. Institute for Families in Society; Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (South Carolina State Library, 2022-01)
    The current evaluation of Parents As Teachers Program was designed to examine program reach and impacts on key factors related to school success using quantitative data from FY16-17 through FY18-19 and gives recommendations ...
  • Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund monthly detailed expenditure report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2021-12-01)
    This details the expenditures of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness’ allocation from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund.
  • 2020-2021 annual report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2021-12-02)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • Fiscal Year 2020-2021 accountability report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2021)
    South Carolina laws require that each state agency publish and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual accountability report that contains the agency's or department's mission, objectives to accomplish ...
  • Fiscal Year 2019-2020 accountability report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2020)
    Each year First Steps produces an annual accountability report for the South Carolina General Assembly and the Budget and Control Board. Included is a discussion and analysis, major achievements for the year and goals for ...
  • 2019-2020 annual report 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2020-12-01)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • Annual Report 2018-2019 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2019)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • YORK COUNTY Annual Report 2015-16 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY Annual Report 2015-16 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • UNION COUNTY Annual Report 2015-16 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • SUMTER COUNTY Annual Report 2015-16 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...
  • SPARTANBURG COUNTY Annual Report 2015-16 

    South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness (Program) (South Carolina State Library, 2015)
    This annual report from South Carolina First Steps provides statistics on school readiness and early education and explains results of First Steps programs in health, early education, families, child care, accountability, ...

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