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South Carolina was the third state in the nation to create a statewide public-private partnership to increase school readiness outcomes for children.

Newberry County First Steps is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that children in Newberry County age 0-5 are prepared to reach their full potential when they enter school. South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness was created by law in 1999, as leaders recognized an alarming gap in students’ preparedness for school success. Since inception, First Steps has helped young children in all 46 counties by offering school readiness services to families designed to:
◦Improve children’s health and well-being (pre-natal to age 5);
◦Support parents in their goal to serve as their children’s first and best teachers;
◦Provide parents with easy access to needed early interventions for children with unique development needs;
◦Help parents access quality child care for their young children;
◦Promote early education programs and quality pre-kindergarten choices for families;
◦Help parents transition their rising kindergarteners into school. Each county in South Carolina is served by a First Steps Partnership responsible for meeting local needs and identifying collaborative opportunities to help our state’s youngest learners. State level board and staff support statewide priorities, programs, and assist local partnerships in meeting the needs of families statewide.

11/04/2026

The Newberry First Steps Parents as Teachers program is part of the School District's Parenting/Family Literacy Program. We are grateful for our Parent Educators who work directly with families in Newberry County.

10/27/2026

South Carolina Department of Social Services has launched the new Child Care Scholarship Program Dashboard giving families, providers, and partners real‑time access to key program data. 👏

More info: dss.sc.gov/news/scdss-announces-the-launch-of-the-child-care-scholarship-program-dashboard

10/27/2026

We will be with the Newberry County Library. Stop by for some treats!

🎃🍬 Trunk or Treat at Newberry Health! 👻🚗

Mark your calendars for a night of Halloween fun! Bring the kids, dress up in your favorite costumes, and join us for our annual Trunk or Treat! We’ll have plenty of treats and Halloween fun for the whole family. 🧡🖤

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 5–7 p.m.
📍 Newberry Health Hospital — Front Parking Lot
📍 2669 Kinard Street, Newberry, SC

Share with your friends and make plans to join us! We can’t wait to see you there!

10/22/2026

It’s Take Home Book Time for Newberry County preschoolers. This month’s book has everyone’s favorite blue cat- Pete the Cat as Firefighter Pete. We followed along as Pete geared up to help firefighters fight a fire and rescue Grumpy Toad. We also followed along as the Firehouse Pups help at their very first emergency. And in “Fire! Fire! Said Mrs. McGuire”, some mice discover the flames they saw though the keyhole wasn’t an emergency but flickering Birthday Candles!

09/29/2026

We had a great time this past Saturday at the Parent Connection event!

09/26/2026

We are here at Parent connection- all the resource vendors are here to check out and we have more sessions this afternoon. Great prize giveaways too! We are at Boundary Street elementary till 4 PM.

09/23/2026

Come out and join us for Parent Connection this Saturday! Follow the link for details on the sessions. Come to one session or multiple sessions.

Keynote/Motivational Speaker: Session Title: We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone (Gym) Guest Speaker: Dante Boyd, Husband, Father, Church Plant Resident, Entrepreneur Dante Boyd is a husband, father, ministry leader, and entrepreneur committed to helping people and communities. He was born...

09/21/2026

It’s Take Home Book time for Newberry County preschoolers! This month’s book is “The Bus for Us”by Suzanne Bloom. Tess is so excited to ride the school bus for the first time and she keeps asking her big brother Gus if this is the bus for us. Each page gives a little clue as to the vehicle. They see garbage trucks, and fire trucks and many others until they finally see the school bus! Our preschoolers loved guessing the vehicles, watching a wordless story unfold with the kids and animals in the illustrations, and chanting along with Ms. Jennifer 🚌

09/18/2026

Grab a drink at Dutch Bros Coffee in Newberry today and $1 for every drink purchase will be donated to Newberry County First Steps. Today, September 18th is BuckForKids day! I got my drinks!!

09/18/2026

Celebrate Buck for Kids! Stop by Dutch Bros Coffee today for your fave drink and help fund brighter futures! Dutch Bros and the Dutch Bros Foundation will donate $1 for every drink sold to Newberry County First Steps.

Address

709 Kendall Road
Newberry, SC
29108

Telephone

+18033211073

Website

https://www.newberryfirststeps.org/

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