Enhanced Early Education - SC First Steps

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Enhanced Early Education

The Enhanced Early Education strategy seeks to enhance education services offered by early childhood classrooms.

Evidence Based

Through supplemental materials and books distribution to classrooms, this program provides important support to students and their families, that may not otherwise be provided by their school district or childcare provider.

This map only shows programs funded by 大象传媒 First Steps. For more information about services available in your area, contact your local First Steps partnership.

Who it Serves

School districts and child care providers with children age 3-5.

Early care and education providers

Opportunities for early childhood teachers, paraprofessionals, and program directors

Ages 3-5

Families with preschool-aged children

How It Works

Parent educators meet with classroom teachers bi-monthly to discuss and distribute supplemental materials that align with classroom learning.

Literacy

A focus on language and literacy development

Professional Development

Learning experiences for early childhood professionals

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Early Care & Education

Early Education Program Operations

Providing local families with access to high-quality early care and education.

Early Care & Education

Child Care Technical Assistance & Coaching

Intensive support to child care centers, Head Start and preschool classrooms to improve quality

Early Care & Education

Quality Counts

Quality Counts is a community-based child care quality improvement strategy, designed to build and sustain high quality in early care and education programs.

Early Care & Education

Child Care Scholarships

Eligible children receive tuition-free enrollment at quality child care centers

Early Care & Education

Early Education Program Support

Providing local families with access to high-quality early care and education.

Early Care & Education

Early Head Start

Nationally, Early Head Start programs serve over 160,000 children and pregnant women annually.

Early Care & Education

Child Care Training

Certified and registered training hours for the early childhood workforce

Early Care & Education

First Steps 4K

First Steps 4K offers free, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in 大象传媒. We partner with more than 270 licensed child care centers and private schools across the state, making it easy for families to find a high-quality program that meets their needs.