Back To MapAbout Spartanburg County First Steps
Spartanburg County First Steps is a local nonprofit that works collaboratively to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their highest potential. We achieve this goal by engaging families, caregivers, and community partners in high-quality programs and services that improve early childhood development, from before birth through age five. We also serve as a connector and convener of all early childhood stakeholders in Spartanburg County.
Spartanburg County First Steps is a local partnership of South Carolina First Steps, the state’s dedicated early childhood initiative. As with each local partnership, we operate as an independent nonprofit with a local board and staff. Because our community has unique needs and resources, we tailor our offerings to best meet the needs of local families.
Carolyn Gibson, Board Chair
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Street Address
900 South Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Phone:
864-327-4900
Email:
cgoins@1steps.org
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Countdown to Kindergarten
Countdown to Kindergarten supports transitions into kindergarten by connecting incoming students, their families, and their teachers in a series of one-on-one sessions during the summer.
Early Head Start
Nationally, Early Head Start programs serve over 160,000 children and pregnant women annually.
Nurse-Family Partnership
Home visitation for first time mothers, from pregnancy until the child turns two.
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 Identification & Referral
Providing developmental screenings and referrals to other services, independent of another partnership program
Countdown to 4-year-old Kindergarten
Countdown to 4-year-old Kindergarten supports transitions into 4K by connecting incoming students, their families, and their teachers in a series of one-on-one sessions during the summer.
Also available in Spartanburg County:
First Steps 4K
First Steps 4K offers free, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina. 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.
