SC First Steps - Mccormick County First Steps

Early education: early head start- a comprehensive program designed To support high-quality early care and education, parenting and family support and community-level supports and services for low-income pregnant women with children age 3 and under, young children and their families. Families receive weekly home visits by early head start staff and two group meetings are held monthly for enrolled parents and families.

Child care: childcare training-a program that supports child care providers and equips them To advance along the center for child care career development (ccccd) career framework, advance within the abc quality system, improve an approved measure of program quality and/or To provide training on a topic- specific focus based on regional ta coordination meetings. Childcare quality enhancement-a program for individuals who provide consultation/coaching and mentoring. Coaching and consultation and mentoring include a wide range of behaviors including specific and direct feedback, action planning, modeling, reviewing, role-playing and goal setting. Childcare scholarships-childcare scholarships are available for families that qualify. South Carolina First Steps leverages state, local and private resources To increase the quality of, and number of children participating in, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs in both the public and private sectors.

Family strengthening-first Steps works To increase parents' ability To stimulate their child's intellectual, social and physical development through evidence-based home visitation and parenting programs such as parents as teachers.

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