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Aug 8, 2023
Provider Opportunity: Materials/Health & Safety Grant
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SC DSS is offering a one-time Materials/ Health & Safety Grant for child care providers. The Materials/ Health & Safety Grant may be used to purchase materials and support needed to help your child care business operation and classroom functionality. If you have any questions, please contact Tameka Pauling at materialshealthsafetygrant@dss.sc.gov or call 1-800-476-0199.
Aug 1, 2023
Medicaid Parents: Submit your review when it’s time to renew!
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If you’re like most people, it probably feels the beginning of COVID-19 was a long time ago. So if you are a parent who received Medicaid benefits, you may have forgotten about annual eligibility reviews. Learn how changes in Medicaid could impact your benefits and the steps to renew.
Jan 16, 2023
The Bedrock of American Business High-Quality Early Childhood Education
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Investments in high-quality early childhood education and care support our current workforce (working parents) and strengthen business today while building the workforce we'll depend on tomorrow and for decades to come.
Dec 29, 2022
CDC’s Developmental Milestones
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Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move.
Apr 19, 2022
What are the average nanny and daycare prices?
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If you're struggling to afford childcare, there are income-based government-assistance programs that may be able to provide financial support.
Apr 4, 2022
Poverty Impedes Children’s Education Long Before They Enter The Classroom — Here’s How We Can Change That
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Within the United States, education is commonly regarded as an equalizer to opportunity and upward mobility. In reality, there are countless impediments in the system that exclude low-income children from reaping the full benefits of education long before they enter the classroom.