South Carolina First Steps

10/01/2026

Ready for a finance career where accuracy and accountability drive real impact?

SC First Steps seeks a Senior Accountant to play a key role in the agency's accounting and reporting. Reporting to the Director of Finance, responsibilities for this position include:

Developing and completing general ledger and payroll distribution analyses and account and grant reconciliations.
Preparing monthly financial status and grant expenditure reports, grant draw requests, and contract billings based on reconciled costs.
Assisting with auditor requests and fiscal monitoring and helping identify improvements in accounting and reporting processes.

Qualified candidates please apply here: https://bit.ly/4dPvSDb

09/29/2026

If you are passionate about early childhood education, teacher empowerment, and driving instructional excellence, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

We are expanding our team and currently have 4K Coach vacancies available across multiple South Carolina counties: Anderson, Berkeley, Darlington, Florence, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Richland, Pickens, and Spartanburg.

What You Will Do:

Mentor and Empower: Provide high-impact, continuous coaching to early childhood educators, modeling "gold standard" CLASS-driven instructional strategies.
Drive Quality: Guide teachers in implementing effective classroom organization, emotional support, and data-informed lesson planning.
Collaborate for Impact: Partner with regional teams and site leaders to foster a culture of continuous quality improvement across the First Steps 4K program.

Apply today: https://lnkd.in/eUjkeFXH

09/25/2026

Today is Give Like Dolly Day! 9-to-5 ⏰ 🎶

You can help even more children grow up with the joy of books and reading by designating your donation to a First Steps Local Partnership near you! https://gcld.co/ZyGz4lg

09/08/2026

If you’re a strategic leader who enjoys turning vision into strong systems, developing people, and building the capacity of local partners to serve their communities, we’d love to hear from you.

Here's what you'll do:

Lead Operations & Teams: Oversee program and compliance staff to ensure statewide alignment, consistency, and adherence to statutory mandates.
Manage Grants & Compliance: Lead the annual comprehensive grant application, award review, and contract monitoring processes.
Provide Strategic Support: Guide local leadership through operational transitions, strategic planning, community needs assessments, and data reporting.
Build Capacity: Design and deliver continuous training for Executive Directors, board members, and staff via live sessions and our Learning Management System (LMS).

Ready to elevate local leadership and strengthen communities across the state?

Apply today or tag a leader in your network!
https://bit.ly/4gXeZHq

09/01/2026

Thanks to WLTX News19 for helping spread the word that SC First Steps 4K Eligibility is Expanded! 🎥📣

Families with children who will be 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2026, with family income(s) below 300% FPL are now eligible for participation in First Steps 4K. For example, a family of four making $99,000 or less annually now qualifies. First Steps 4K provides high quality, FREE preschool in private childcare, charter schools, and private schools. Check out www.Free4KSC.org for open slots near you!

NOTE: Parents who qualify under expanded eligibility (between 185% and 300% federal poverty level) do NOT qualify for 4K+ Sibling Scholarships

The budget expands eligibility to the state's Child Early Reading Development and Education Program to families making up to 300% of the federal poverty level.

08/20/2026

First Steps 4K Eligibility is Expanded!

Families with children who will be 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2026, with family income(s) below 300% FPL are now eligible for participation in First Steps 4K. For example, a family of four making $99,000 or less annually now qualifies. First Steps 4K provides high quality, FREE preschool in private childcare, charter schools, and private schools. Check out www.Free4KSC.org for open slots near you!

NOTE: Parents who qualify under expanded eligibility (between 185% and 300% federal poverty level) do NOT qualify for 4K+ Sibling Scholarships.

Before proceeding, make sure to have the following documents ready to upload. You can save them to your computer or phone, or use your phone camera to take a picture and upload it to the application.

08/17/2026

Parents with children who will be 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2026 with family income(s) between 185% and 300% FPL are now eligible for participation in First Steps 4K. For example, a family of four making $99,000 annually or less now qualifies.

First Steps 4K provides high quality, FREE preschool in private child care, charter schools, and private schools. Check out www.Free4KSC.org for open slots near you!

NOTE: Parents who qualify under expanded eligibility do NOT qualify for 4K+ Sibling Scholarships.

08/12/2026

Looking for a finance career where your numbers actually make a difference?

We are hiring a Local Partnership Fiscal Analyst! You'll be the go-to financial coach for our local non-profit directors, helping them manage budgets, navigate grant funding, and keep community programs thriving.

What you’ll do:
Guide & Advise: Serve as the primary liaison for local partnership directors, making sense of budgets, cash flow, and financial reports.

Master Systems: Provide hands-on training and frontline support using financial management systems.

Build Relationships: Offer daily customer-focused guidance and make occasional site visits to support local teams.

Ready to turn your accounting expertise into real community impact?

Apply here: https://bit.ly/4z6k2h0

08/07/2026

Former NFL player Corey Jackson of the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos says his toughest and favorite role is now Dad. He is inspiring families to use resources like SC First Steps 4K, a high quality and FREE preschool program for eligible SC families. Apply here: https://www.scfirststeps.org/what-we-do/programs/first-steps-4k/apply

08/07/2026

Now this is what we call good news! Check out WSPA 7News's feature on the 2026 First Steps 4K graduates of Small Impressions Child Development Center.

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