Posts by Beth Moore
Paid family leave is an investment in children and families
Today our Communications Director Beth Moore testified before the S.C. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Sales & Income Tax. Read Beth’s testimony describing the value of paid family leave for children and families, including her own.
Read MoreOur Week of Service: Thank you!
On behalf of 373 four-year-old kindergartners in 25 classrooms across the state, thank you to the First Steps AmeriCorps service members, state leaders, volunteers, and donors who made our 2021 MLK Service event a success.
Read MoreTheir Future, And Ours: 2019-2020 Annual Report
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life in many ways for young children and families in South Carolina. Yet early child development has never paused. Even when child care programs were closed and families were isolated at home, the brains of our state’s babies, toddlers, and preschoolers continued to grow and develop in rapid response to…
Read MoreThe Franklin School: The Power of Collaborative Partnerships
The January 2019 opening of The Franklin School, an $11.4 million early learning center in the Northside neighborhood of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is a testament to the power of collaborative partnerships to transform the landscape of early care and education. Spartanburg County First Steps, which currently administers and operates The Franklin School, served as one…
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