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Annual Meeting

Join us for our Annual Meeting! Come learn about our program's achievements over the past year, bid farewell to our outgoing Executive Director, and give a warm welcome to our incoming Executive Director. Don't miss this chance to be part of our journey!

Support Early Literacy in Spartanburg County

Hello, dear readers! I'm Tammy Compton, the Quality Counts Program Director for Spartanburg County First Steps. Our mission is to partner with early care programs to create high-quality learning environments for children from birth to age five. Today, I'm reaching out...

Spring Conference

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Introducing Caroline Goins

Caroline Goins has been named the new Executive Director for Spartanburg County First Steps. She will replace Barbara Manoski who will retire on April 1 after almost 20 years with First Steps. For the last eight years, Ms. Goins has served as the Executive Director of...

The Quality Counts team recently dedicated their efforts at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Preschool, focusing on the playground as part of the Grow Outdoors SC natural playground initiative. During our time there, we successfully cleared the play area by removing 13 bags of...