South Carolina First Steps to School

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

May 15, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$146,525

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Through child care quality programs, first steps seeks to:1. Increase availability of quality child care choices for parents, as measured by increasing numbers of child care providers operating at higher levels of quality2. Increase the number of child care vouchers available to sc families for quality child care3. Increase school readiness focus in child care settings4. Increase the leverage of federal and private resourcees to serve the state's most at-risk children5. Increase the number of child care workers achieving progress toward early education certification and continued professional development6. Improve the quality of the physical and learning environments in child care settings of all types7. Expand public and private partnerships in 4k.during fye 06-30-2013, 499 children were impacted by the training that the providers received through the "child care training" program.

Activity 3

Through school transition programs, first steps seeks to:1. Maximize parents' understandings of state and local expectations and ensure a smooth beneficial school transition for each child2. Introduce children and families to materials and standards to be found in kindergarten or first grade classrooms3. Increase parents' positive relationships with the school and faculty.during fye 06-30-2013, 20 children received 120 visits through the "countdown to kindergarten" program.

Filer

EIN

57-1097789