Lancaster County Office of First Steps

“A copy of form 990 is made available to the executive director for review prior to filing. The financial information on form 990 is based primarily upon the organization's audited financial statements, which are provided to the board.”

“The board members of the local partnership are representative of various organizations that in certain instances benefit from actions taken by the board. Board members disclose these relationships and transactions as appropriate under the local partnership's policies and as required by law. It is the policy of the local partnership that board members are not involved with decisions regarding organizations they represent.”

“Budget amounts, including compensation, are submitted for approval to the south carolina office of first steps. The organization does not have any employees. Rather, individuals who perform "employee related" services for the organization are employed by the lancaster county school district and the organization reimburses the school district for these amounts under the terms of the contract.”

“Budget amounts, including compensation, are submitted for approval to the south carolina office of first steps. The organization does not have any employees. Rather, individuals who perform "employee related" services for the organization are employed by the lancaster county school district and the organization reimburses the school district for these amounts under the terms of the contract.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available for public inspection upon request.”

“Per south carolina code of laws section 59-152-10: there is established the south carolina first steps to school readiness, a comprehensive, results- oriented initiative for improving early childhood development by providing, through local partnerships, public and private funds, and support for high-quality early childhood development and education services for children by providing support for their families' efforts toward enabling their children to reach school ready to succeed.”

“Health: early identification and referral- a program focused on increasing developmental screenings and referrals to appropriate resources. If a parent suspects developmental delays, this resource can be used across the board (e.g. All in children in a childcare center) or targeted to provide screenings and referrals only to children who have been referred by parents, childcare providers, etc. Weekend backpack feeding program-many of the children that participate in the free and reduced lunch program have no way for their nutritional needs to be met on the weekends. In response to this need, the weekend backpack feeding program has been implemented to deliver packs of nutritious, child-friendly, nonperishable, easily consumed and vitamin-fortified food packed in backpacks each week to at-risk elementary students.”

“Core functions school transition: countdown to kindergarten- is designed to 1. Establish lasting home-school bonds rooted in trust and mutual respect; 2. Enable parents and teachers to reach common understandings of both familial and classroom expectations for the coming school year; and 3. Establish strong student-teacher relationships that will facilitate the home-school transition and enhance classroom learning.”