21. Child Care And Early Childhood Education Highlights 2002 at community centers (Oregon), health programs (Oregon and south carolina lawmakersmade credential requirements more flexible for Back to child care Homepage. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/cclaws02.htm

Login Here Register Now To access special member content and services legislators, legislative staff and Foundation for State Legislatures sponsors must log in. ( Clear this notice.) NCSLnet Registration Help Forgotten NCSLnet Password? Child Care Project Enacted 2002 State Laws Child Care and Early Childhood Education Highlights Recent state child care funding shortages have prompted some difficult legislative decisions regarding how money should be allocated and which programs should be given priority. A recent Children's Defense Fund report found that budget cuts have threatened improvements in child care quality, including health and safety; limited low-income families' access to child care assistance; and affected a wide range of programs that serve children. The report also found that other results of some states' cuts include longer waiting lists, restricted eligibility for child care assistance, and reduced provider compensation. Despite increased demands for assistance and limited funds, many state legislatures have found creative ways to address early childhood needs in the areas of financing, quality, low-income assistance, safety and others. Financing States funded child care and early education initiatives in a variety of ways, including grants, quality incentive programs, preschool and tax credits. The

22. Incentives For Employer-Supported Child Care Legislation resources for private sector development of child care programs and facilities. public/privatepartnerships for unmet child care needs and for south carolina. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/ccincent.htm

Login Here Register Now To access special member content and services legislators, legislative staff and Foundation for State Legislatures sponsors must log in. ( Clear this notice.) NCSLnet Registration Help Forgotten NCSLnet Password? OTHER INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYER-SUPPORTED CHILD CARE ENACTED LEGISLATION Arkansas 1997 Ark. Acts, Act 1132, Sec. 5 Requires the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to provide consultative resources for private sector development of child care programs and facilities. California 1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 298 Extends the California Child Care Initiative, a public-private partnership that funds child care resource and referral agencies to recruit and train new family child care providers. 1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 588 Creates a new licensing category-employer-sponsored child care centers-and allows certain waivers from licensing requirements. Florida 1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 175, Sec. 71 Adds employer-sponsored services to the resource file that resource and referral agencies are required to develop. Requires tracking of state welfare reform and transportation services. Requires resource and referrals to help businesses improve their child care services. Sec. 85 Establishes a state executive partnership to encourage local, employer, and foundation support for child care for working families. Requires the funding pool to provide subsidies to low-income working parents with a dollar-for-dollar match from employers and local government. Prohibits supplanting existing employer efforts. Sets membership responsibilities and target areas. Requires community child care agencies to administer funds, with the Legislature annually setting state and federal funding contributions.

23. Telamon Corporation Programs List Head Start Supplement, NC Dept of HHS, Division of child Development. North carolinaDay care Program, United Way. south carolina HPG Housing, SC Rural Development. http://www.telamon.org/Programs/programListing.asp

Home About Telamon Programs In Your State ... Got Links? Programs For Youth Name of the Program Funding Source Farmworker Youth Program – South Carolina U.S. Department of Labor Farmworker Youth Program - North Carolina U.S. Department of Labor Farmworker Youth Program - Georgia U.S. Department of Labor Farmworker Youth Program - Virginia U.S. Department of Labor Farmworker Youth Program - Michigan U.S. Department of Labor Farmworker Youth Program - Indiana MET. Inc South Boston WIA Youth Project - Virginia South Center Employment /Training Consortium Child Labor Demonstration Project: S.A.V.E Rural Opportunities, Inc. South Carolina Youth employment Project United Way North Central Indiana WIA Youth Program Workforce Development Strategies, Inc South Carolina Youthbuild Program U.S Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Head Start Programs Name of the Program Funding Source North Carolina Migrant Head Start East Coast Migrant Head Start Project Delaware Migrant Head Start East Coast Migrant Head Start Project Georgia Head Migrant Start East Coast Migrant Head Start Project Michigan Head Migrant Start U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

24. Map & Track 1996: South Carolina south carolina funded a statewide family support program for there were efforts toexpand programs for families Facts State Local Info child care Early Ed http://www.nccp.org/state/state0041.html

About the Center Media Resources Newsletters Child Poverty Facts ... NCCP Jobs Summary of State-Specific Findings from Map and Track: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families (Based on data collected for the 1996 Edition) Some of the major findings about South Carolina are: Of the 311,662 children under six in South Carolina , 92,971 (29.8 percent) live in families with incomes at or below the poverty level. South Carolina was one of the 29 states with a state-funded prekindergarten program. South Carolina was one of the 37 states that supported at least one state-funded, comprehensive program strategy targeted to young children and their families (e.g., prekindergarten programs, home visiting programs for infants and toddlers, or family support and parent education programs). South Carolina was not one of the 14 states that supplemented the federal Head Start program. South Carolina was not one of the 14 states that provided supplemental health insurance for children. As of the fall of 1995, 23 states, including South Carolina , made statewide efforts to develop specific program or planning models.

25. Project Summary General findings Political leadership In south carolina and Georgia, the governorspearheaded this effort. 2 1) child care programs and policy issues. http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/Research/project_summary.cfm?studyid=14

26. NCEDL-What's New Volume 2, 1 Regulation of child care PDF file policy by establishing state-fundedpre-K programs? in Georgia, Illinois, New York, south carolina and Texas http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/PAGES/wnew.htm

BACKGROUND FUNDING INFO EXPERT LIST CONTACT NCEDL ... New Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten NCEDL has been studying a variety of childhood issues for more than 5 years and is now focusing on pre-K quality, practices and outcomes. The Office of Educational Research and Improvement has funded NCEDL to conduct a multi-state study of U.S. pre-kindergarten programs. This will be the first multi-state study to include extensive classroom observations and child assessments and to follow children into their kindergarten year, thus generating new data about the nation's pre-k programs. For more information regarding this study as well as available research materials visit the Multi-State Pre-Kindergarten Study page. Education Week has released a special report, "Quality Counts 2002: Building Blocks for Success," which cites research by NCEDL in the magazine's annual report on the status of American education. Also, NCEDL researchers were interviewed extensively in articles that examine what all 50 states and the District of Columbia are doing to provide high quality early-learning experiences for young children, including kindergarten. Results find growing investments, but large gaps in quality. Click HERE to go to the the report.

27. South Carolina C.A.Use south carolina is one of the first states in the Young children A Manual for programs,1995 edition Model child care Health Policies, revised 1997, is prepared http://www.scdhec.net/HS/diseasecont/acuteepi/sccause/sccausearticle.htm

Announcements State Wide Campaign Volunteer Training and Agenda Parent Information Helping your Child's Cold Symptoms Sometimes the Best Medicine is No Medicine ... Middle Ear Health Care Provider Information CDC Antibiotic Resistance Childcare Centers and Infections ... Order Publications Sponsors Sponsoring Organizations Comments? Email Dixie Roberts Information for Childcare Providers and Parents We need your help People from across the state of South Carolina have joined DHEC officials in their effort to spread the word about the growing danger of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.   South Carolina physicians, nurses, teachers, health educators, childcare directors, social workers, pharmacists, health insurance providers, and leaders of parent-teacher organizations have formed a task force promoting more C areful A ntibiotic Use (C.A.Use). South Carolina is one of the first states in the nation to develop a statewide program based on the C.A.Use. campaign begun by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Academy of  Pediatrics (AAP). Two kinds of germs make us sick Bacteria and viruses are two major types of germs that make us sick.  Both cause similar symptoms.  Often it is only possible to tell the difference between the two types of infections by physical examination and/or laboratory tests in a healthcare provider’s office.

28. Epi Web Page south carolina’s infant mortality rate has been V programs also directly operateprograms or fund of such services as prenatal care; child health services http://www.scdhec.net/hs/epi/programs.htm

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study CENTERED Project Infant Mortality Task Force MCH Block Grant ... Survey Design and Administration BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the largest continuously conducted telephone health survey in the world. It enables the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state health departments, and other health agencies to monitor modifiable risk factors, for chronic diseases and other leading causes of death. South Carolina has conducted the BRFSS since 1984. The Bureau of Epidemiology at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control oversees the activities of the BRFSS. BRFSS is a series of monthly telephone surveys of randomly selected South Carolina adults, age 18 and older. South Carolina households are selected by a stratified random sampling design. The survey instrument, designed by the CDC and administered in most states, obtains information about the respondent’s health risk behaviors. Most of the questions on the BRFSS are provided by the CDC and are revised annually. The BRFSS also includes questions developed by South Carolina, called "state-added questions." BRFSS results help measure progress in preventing disease and early death. You can visit

29. Helpful Links BabyNet south carolina's early intervention program for healthy lifestyles forsouth Carolinians through families including child care, nutrition programs http://www.palmettohealth.com/HealthyStart/links.htm

The links below contain valuable information about government programs, non-profit agencies, and health guides that can benefit you, your baby, and your entire family. The descriptions in italics below each link are excerpted from the linked web sites with short descriptions about each site. Please note that each link will open in a new window. Close that window to return to the RHS web site. Government Agencies BabyNet South Carolina's early intervention program for infants and toddlers. SC Department of Health and Environmental Control DHEC promotes healthy lifestyles for South Carolinians through statewide and county office programs and services. SC Department of Social Services DSS provides many services for low-income families including child care, nutrition programs, child support, employment services, and family independence resources. Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council LRADAC provides counseling and resources for those trying to end substance abuse. Partners for Healthy Children Partners for Healthy Children is a government health insurance program for children which gives free health care to children in families with low income. Women, Infants and Children Program (DHEC)

30. Child Care Registry Family Resource programs In Canada. Top. From National Resource Center forHealth and Safety in child care. Connecticut, Minnesota, south carolina. http://www.childcare.net/licensing.shtml

Please visit our Sponsor Strengthening child care one visitor at a time. Child Care Registry Child Care Tip of the Week Craft Tip of the Week ccolExclusive Products ... Home Child Care Licensing Offices Don't leave your choice of child care to chance. Please choose child care wisely! Print this page Refer this page to a friend. Parent Korner Caregiver Korner ... Community Forums You are here: Home Child Care Licensing Site Tools Please read! Site Useage Agreement Committment to Excellence Email Login User Name Password New users sign up Search childcare.net: Interact Chat Forum Ideas Exchange Child Care Newsletter ... Subscribe Now! What's on Your Mind? Please tell us what brought you to child care online.

31. Child Care Action Campaign: Issues & Programs -- Universal Pre-K and Vermont, as well as south carolina's State Superintendent communities among HeadStart, child care, and public inventory of 68 dynamic programs is available http://www.childcareaction.org/iuniv.html

Universal Pre-K Pre-Literacy and Language Business Outreach contact us New York UPK Timeline ... UPK Links Among the recent trends that will help to put the nation in a position to achieve the first National Education Goal "that all children enter school ready to learn" is a growing commitment to prekindergarten initiatives throughout the country. Between 1979 and 1998-99, the number of states providing prekindergarten programs for three- and four-year-olds more than quadrupled. Forty-two states now have some form of prekindergarten initiative, and a growing number are moving toward universal prekindergarten programs. CCAC is currently working to build momentum for universal prekindergarten with the following projects: Policy Forum: The Role of Superintendents in Advancing Universal Prekindergarten CCAC convened a policy forum, "Toward a New Education Framework: Expanding the Boundaries to Include UPK," held on December 6-8, 2000 at the Pocantico Conference Center of The Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The forum drew 30 education leaders, including superintendents from Syracuse, Binghamton, New York City, Ithaca, and Buffalo in New York, school chiefs from Connecticut and Vermont, as well as South Carolina's State Superintendent. Among the meeting's goals were to create a policy framework for more effectively linking pre-K and the K-12 system; to use existing best practices in early care and education partnerships to guide implementation of UPK in New York; to develop recommendations for education leaders in New York and across the nation who are implementing universal systems of early care and education; and to encourage strategic alliances among participants and commitment to future collective action based on the policy recommendations.

32. Welcome To The Duke Endowment Non-Profit Foundation child care. Notfor-profit children's homes and selected other children's welfareagencies in North carolina and south carolina in an effort to help those http://www.dukeendowment.org/programs.cfm

Program Areas "I have endeavored to make provision in some measure for the needs of mankind along physical, mental, and spiritual lines." - James Buchanan Duke In the Indenture of Trust that created The Duke Endowment, Mr. Duke specified those who would be eligible for grants, along with his reasons for selecting them. Education Four educational institutions: Duke University, Furman University, Davidson College, and Johnson C. Smith University "because I recognize that education, when conducted along sane and practical, as opposed to dogmatic and theoretical, lines, is, next to religion, the greatest civilizing influence." Health Care Not-for-profit health care organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina "because I recognize that they have become indispensable institutions, not only by way of ministering to the comfort of the sick, but in increasing the efficiency of mankind and prolonging human life." Child Care Not-for-profit children's homes and selected other children's welfare agencies in North Carolina and South Carolina "in an effort to help those who are most unable to help themselves."

33. ECS Results south carolina Early childhood Program, Public school districts, which may contractwith Head Start centers or programs funded by the federal child care and http://www.ecs.org/dbsearches/Search_Info/EarlyLearningReports.asp?tbl=table2

34. ECS Literacy Programs -- Profile Of South Carolina Parent Education Programs Program, south carolina Parent Education programs. programs must provide parent educationthat (1 address health, nutrition, transportation, child care and other http://www.ecs.org/dbsearches/Search_Info/Literacy_ProgramProfile.asp?ProgID=83

35. Early Childhood Education News children in south carolina's Parenting and Family Literacy programs parenting andFamily Literacy programs may choose to have child care facilities on http://www.sde.state.sc.us/offices/ece/news/news_index.htm

Articles Families And Children Parent Involvement In Education Families And Children A Review of Current Research Concerning Young Children, Schools, and Families Children do not wait until age 4 or 5 to be affected by schools in our communities. Through Family Literacy, parenting programs, and Even Start Grants, South Carolina is well on its way towards an inclusive model that reaches down to our youngest citizens. Dr. David Sousa points out that the brain in an infant is receiving information. If we intend to impact tomorrow's world with a generation of citizens ready for this century and millennium, we must begin using what we know: parents are indeed a child's first teacher, learning begins at birth, and we have no time to lose in providing appropriate learning environments for all children. Dr. T. Berry Braselden recently remarked that children as young as a few hours respond to stimuli. In several demonstrations, he made various facial movements and infants who were just hours old, mimicked those expressions. We have too many children in our state who are born each year to parents who have not completed high school, have no interest in school themselves, are fearful of school experiences, remember school as a very unpleasant part of their lives, and live in dread of the time when their small children will become a part of "life within those brick walls."

36. Family Life and communities by providing educational programs that strengthen people taking careof dependents in south carolina. of all licensed child care and elderly http://www.clemson.edu/fyd/family_life.htm

Family Life ** You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to access any of the Family Life publications mentioned below. If you do not have it installed on your computer, you can download it now. Click here to order the Building Family Strengths Curriculum. Society has undergone dramatic social, demographic and economic changes in this century that have deeply affected youth and their families in this country. The data on South Carolina families' economic status, nutrition and health, housing conditions and their children's' school readiness, school achievement, risk behaviors and physical well-being provide a troublesome picture of the conditions in this state. Families are critical in the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social development of children. Research indicates that families are unique and individual, yet share common strengths. We must remember that: families are the source of love, protection, and identity for their members; all families have strengths, but many today face exceptional challenges; and families are the backbone of communities.

37. Nutrition, Food Safety, & Health has been offered to participants in the child and Adult care Feeding Program andthe USDA/southeast Food and Consumer Services food programs in south carolina. http://www.clemson.edu/fyd/food_safety.htm

** You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to access some of the publications listed below. If you do not have it installed on your computer, you can download it now. Consumers are bombarded with food and nutrition information every day. Translating nutrition concerns into improved dietary decisions is difficult. Who and what to believe are confusing and frustrating decisions. These challenges call for creative educational solutions. The Facts In South Carolina, deaths from heart disease, cancer, and stroke are above the national average. High blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity affect the health of many adults and youth. All of these conditions can be related to poor dietary habits. Almost half of the food dollar is spent on food eaten away from home where wise dietary choices are frequently hard to make. The safety of food is a major concern to consumers. Research confirms that consumers need assistance in handling food at home, as this is often a source of foodborne illness. Families with limited resources find it difficult to afford an adequate and nutritious diet. Government assisted food programs are changing.

38. Finding Child Care For Non-Traditional Work Schedules A program in south carolina trains teenagers to provide referral services, weekendcultural program and weekend care programs. Employer's child care Alliance. http://www.childcareaware.org/en/dailyparent/vol9/

The Daily Parent Home Download pdf version (659 KB) Today's job market requires many employees to work shifts that start or end after most child care programs open or close. More and more businesses operate around the clock. Many companies work in shifts which means employees work in the early mornings, evenings, nights, rotating schedules, weekends, holidays or extended hours. These non-traditional schedules affect the lives of millions of families. Hospital employees are but one example of working parents who work unusual hours and face special difficulties in finding child care or family support. From hotel staff to police officers to retail workers to factory employees whose services are needed beyond the typical work day, finding child care to match non-traditional schedules can be tough. Child Care Choices Changing schedules and unusual hours in a job are serious issues for many working parents. There are currently few child care programs for those families that need care during non-traditional hours. Most child care centers and providers operate Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Parents need child care during their working hours, whenever they may be. The search for child care can be difficult and the choices few. For some parents, the solution to child care is to work alternate shifts. You may work the night shift while your spouse or partner works the day. Often these arrangements require your relatives or friends to fill in the gaps and overlap of work hours as well as the times when the schedule begins to fall apart. This leaves little time for parents or the entire family to have together. It's a tight schedule.

39. Children's Champions: States With Tiered Reimbursement Systems higher rate for children enrolled in Comprehensive child care Services programs CCCSprograms must meet quality standards similar to Head Start south carolina. http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/criticalissues/accred-reimburse/chart1.

Children's Champions Action Center Federal State ... Links to National E.C. Orgs. Tiered Reimbursement Systems: States with Systems to Pay Higher Reimbursement Rates to Programs That are Accredited and/or Meet Other Quality Standards (June 2002) State Includes Child Care Centers and Family Child Care? Accreditation Systems Approved for Higher Reimbursement Accreditation is NOT included Arizona Both NAEYC, NECPA, NSACA, ASCI, NACECPP, AMS and NAFCC Colorado County Option, not statewide County Option County Option Connecticut Both NAEYC, COA, NAFCC, NSACA District of Columbia Both NAEYC, COA, NAFCC, NSACCA Florida Both NAEYC, NECPA, ACSI, FACCM, NACECPP, NAFCC, and others Georgia Both NAEYC, NECPA, NAFCC Hawaii Both NAEYC, NECPA, NAFCC Indiana Both NAEYC, NAFCC, NSACA, NECPA. Other accreditation is subject to approval by State committee. Kentucky Both NAEYC, NAFCC, NSACA also implementing a voluntary quality ratings system that provides free TA, scholarships, a one-time STAR Achievement Award, and an annual quality incentive based on the percentage of subsidy children served in the program. Louisiana Center (Class A only) NAEYC Maine Both NAEYC, NAFCC, NSACA.

40. NCCCC Internet Resources child Development Center; University of south carolina, children's Center; EducationProgram Yale University sponsors six affiliated child care programs. http://www.campuschildren.org/n4clink.html

Internet resources related to child care Sites related to Child Care U.S. Government Sites Campus Children's Centers Early Care and Education Sites related to Child Care Center for Early Childhood Learning and Development (at East Tennessee State University) Children Now Children's Defense Fund Early Childhood Education Online ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education ... Technology and Young Children (NAEYC Technology Caucus Web site) Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives (formerly the Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education) Zero to Three U.S. Government Sites Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) Food and Nutrition Information Center Campus Children's Centers If your campus has a children's center that maintains a Web site, please send the URL of the Web site to the NCCCC Webmaster for possible inclusion in this list.

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