Blog - SC First Steps

Starting kindergarten with confidence

By Janice Kilburn | August 6, 2020

Back view of mother walking down the street with a young boy wearing a backpack on sunny summer day

Dr. Janice Kilburn offers a message of encouragement for families of rising kindergartners.

Coronavirus Resources

By scfirststeps | August 4, 2020

South Carolina First Steps continues to monitor information and updates from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Office of the Governor about COVID-19. This page contains resources relevant to our state’s providers of child care and early childhood services, as well as the…

Our Children Need Us, We Need Each Other

By Georgia Mjartan | July 30, 2020

First Steps Executive Director Georgia Mjartan sits at desk with her son while her two other children play on a bed in the background.

First Steps Executive Director Georgia Mjartan, the parent of three young children, reflects on the challenges of parenting during a pandemic.

First Steps pledges $1M to expand services for SC families

By scfirststeps | July 8, 2020

Mother and parent educator smile at infant, who sits on her mother's lap.

South Carolina First Steps has announced plans to invest more than $1 million in services for South Carolina families through a new competitive grant opportunity.

Census 2020: Let’s Count All Kids

By scfirststeps | June 17, 2020

It has never been easier to respond to the census.