Kerrie L. Schnake, M.A. announced as member of the competitive 2018-2020 ZERO TO THREE Fellowship Class For Immediate Release: Contact: Madeline Daniels (202) 857-2994 WASHINGTON– ZERO TO THREE, the leading nonprofit dedicated to ensuring babies and toddlers have a strong start in life, announced today its 2018-2020 Fellowship
Read more →The South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Care has selected Cutler Jewish Day School in Columbia, S.C., as its first Demonstration Site. To celebrate the designation and to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion at the school, Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia, was the featured speaker at CJDS
Read more →The South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Care is sponsoring a select group of child care professionals to participate in an intense mentor training course in Atlanta. The goal is for the trained mentors to serve as leaders in their profession who can guide their peers in the
Read more →Colleagues, friends, family and students gathered to celebrate the career and retirement of Dr. Nancy Freeman, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South Carolina. A retirement reception May 7, 2012, at USC’s Child Development Research Center honored Dr. Freeman and her lifelong commitment
Read more →Hunter’s Ridge Child Care Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., embraces SCPITC’s recommendations for caring for infants and toddlers. Using their $500 materials grant from SCPITC, the one-year-old classroom at Hunter’s Ridge was able to purchase a child-appropriate table and chairs. Their teacher, Robin, says the new furniture
Read more →A team member of the South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Care, Tiffany Livingston, recently received the Early Childhood Education Outstanding Senior Award presented at a ceremony at the University of South Carolina. Livingston was selected by the early childhood education faculty, who cited her leadership both in
Read more →The S.C. Program for Infant/Toddler Care was represented as a partner in the launch of a new initiative that will help child care centers in the state to buy items that will help fight childhood obesity. The ABC Grow Healthy program was announced Feb. 13 at a
Read more →Representatives from across South Carolina attended the ABC Partners Meeting Jan. 10 at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. The meeting highlighted many programs that seek to improve child care in the state, as well as the latest information on child care guidelines. Child Care Licensing Left to right:
Read more →Child care in South Carolina is getting a boost from a new program to spread expertise through a network of well-seasoned caregivers. The S.C. Program for Infant/Toddler Care is working in partnership with the Georgia Program for Infant and Toddler Care to develop a team of mentors
Read more →The South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Care team attended a partnership meeting at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, S.C. with other child-related agencies. From left are Kerrie Schnake, director; Michele Martin, Infant-Toddler Specialist; Patricia Voelker, ITS; Heather Reyes, ITS; Cynthia Davis, ITS; Carol Perkins, ITS; Chrissy Gregg, project
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