Kerrie L. Schnake, M.A. SELECTED AS ZERO TO THREE Fellow

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

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SCPITC announces first Demonstration Site

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

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Dr. Nancy Freeman retires from University of South Carolina

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

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SCPITC in action at Myrtle Beach child care center

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

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Outstanding senior award goes to SCPITC staffer

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

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ABC Partners Meeting, Jan. 2013

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:

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The SCPITC team attends a partnership meeting at Riverbanks Zoo with other child-related agencies

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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