Slash taxes and let mom stayhome. Day care is barbaric

age-appropriate and appropriate AT ALL would be my concern! Home-school your own children to ensure they have the skills life requires and to instill your own values

We want to shout out our incredible exhibitors who are sharing their services with us at the SC Home Visiting Summit today! 🌟 @epworthsc @SCActionNetwork @SCFirstSteps @SCETV Beginnings-SC, Omni Family Institute, Thornwell, SC Child Care Resource & Referral and SCIMHA.

I was invited 2 be a guest reader 4 Edventure’s MLK Day! I read the book I Try Resilience 4 Little Ones donated by @SCFirstSteps. I am so thankful 4 the opportunity 2 serve. “Life’s most persistent & urgent question is, “What are you doing 4 others?”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

.@SCFirstSteps Fox. When you get to meet the new FirstSteps Fox. Mascots create a sense of fun, engagement and uplift moods.

So energized by Georgia Mjartan, John Simpkins and all the stakeholders at the @SCFirstSteps summit, where I delivered a keynote on the critical importance of centering human connection in early childhood tools and programs. Like milk feeds the body, interactions feed the brain❤️

"There is something incredibly powerful about knowing that, through our efforts, we can help families feel seen, supported, and empowered—creating a stronger, more connected community." -Alissa Durham, @SCFirstSteps Read Alissa's #FormFest2024 profile ⬇️ digitalgovernmenthub.org/pub…

#FormFest2024 is starting soon! Stay tuned for updates from the event. We have a great lineup of speakers from @MarylandDoIT, @PennsylvaniaGov, @AZGOV, @DHSgov, @ACFHHS, @GeorgetownLaw, @SCFirstSteps, @NYCOpportunity, @CodeforAmerica, @digitalsnet, and more!

Counting down to @SCFirstSteps Summit on Early Childhood. My keynote, “The Age of AI: How We Can Promote Healthy, Equitable Child Development in Today’s World,” is the beginning of a dialogue I hope all of us invested in healthy human development will engage in vociferously.

I'm thrilled to be serving as keynote speaker at the 2024 @SCFirstSteps Summit on Early Childhood in December, where I'll be discussing how we promote healthy, equitable child development in the face of AI and emerging technologies. There is peril, indeed, but also great promise!

We want to recognize the incredible Building Hope for Children Conference exhibitors! 🌟 @Thornwell_Home @sclegalservices @scddsn @AdoptNightlight @GrowingHomeSE @Fam_Con_SC @biaofsc @SCFirstSteps @sccfma @SCFSC @SC_DSS @scmedicaid @PrimroseSchools @molinahealth @DominionEnergy

Yesterday I welcomed 300 4K directors, assistant directors, and principals from across the state to the @SCFirstSteps annual 4K Leadership Academy. I’m grateful for their dedication and all they do for SC’s youngest students, because a 4K education and learning to read are critical to our kids’ success. Thank you for investing in yourselves and SC’s future through this intensive, multi-day training and professional development opportunity! #AimHigherSC

Great meetings with @Child_Success, @SCHospitals, @SCFirstSteps, @SCCADVASA. Always working to enhance collaborations and get more services to South Carolinians.

Join us TOMORROW @readby3rd @FamsInSchools @NORCNews @FPGInstitute, @MnDeptEd, @EducationSC, @SCFirstSteps, other #Preschool #Kindergarten specialists to discuss strategies for a successful transition to K. #LearningTuesdays @ 3pm. REGISTER NOW ➡ ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE

Join us for our KICKOFF TO SUMMER celebration on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. With special guests @southcarolinatoty @scfirechiefs and @irmofire as well as community partners @colafireflies @prismahealth_midlands @congareenps and @scfirststeps #freegiveaways & more!

Join @FPGInstitute, @MnDeptEd, @EducationSC, @SCFirstSteps and other #Preschool and #Kindergarten specialists about Kindergarten as a #SturdyBridge on 6/4 @ 3pm. REGISTER NOW 📷 ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE

Join @SCFirstSteps Friday, April 12, for the 2024 Countdown to Kindergarten Summit! This free virtual event is designed to help families, educators, and communities support rising kindergartners in the transition to school. Register at: scfirststeps.org/what-we-do/…

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. 💙 Check out some of the resources in our state to assist & strengthen families: scparents.org @ChildrensTrustS first5sc.org/ @SCFirstSteps childadvocate.sc.gov/resourc… #CapMonth2024

Fun fact I learned before a Senate Finance education subcommittee meeting: @SCFirstSteps is technically part of the @EducationSC budget, even though the two agencies operate separately. A proposed new budget proviso would separate the agencies starting July 1.

Midlands #BeSMART volunteers shared the message about the importance of securing firearms at the Lexington County @SCFirstSteps staff professional devt meeting last week. To request this life-saving Be SMART presentation for a group in your SC community: besmart.sc@gmail.com.