The Dillon County First Steps Partnership Board provided nine Child Care training sessions for child care providers from January-May 2013 to ensure that every professional is certified to work with children 0-5 years of age. All trainings were certified by the South Carolina Center for Child Care Career and Development (SC-CCCCD).

Child care providers were awarded puzzles, books, craft paper, wiggly eyes, pipe cleaners, crayons, blocks, and many more curriculum items to be used in their child care facility. At the conclusion of each training certificates were awarded to each individual whom participated.  Dillon County First Steps training sessions were as follows:
-January 17, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Jennifer Reed/Ms. Anita Reeves-Legette
Area: 2.5 hours Curriculum
-January 31, 2013- Trainer: Ms. LaDrica Christian, DSS
Area: 2.5 Hours Child Growth & Development
-February 7, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Jennifer Reed/Ms. Anita Reeves-Legette
Area: 2.5 hours Curriculum
-February 20, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Shantel McRae
Area: 1 hour Program Administration
-February 21, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Frankie Peterson, DSS
Area: 2 hours Program Administration
-March 14, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Jennifer Reed
Area: 1 hour Nutrition
1.5 hours Child Guidance
-March 21, 2013- Trainer: Ms. LaDrica Christian, DSS
Area: 2.5 hours Program Administration
-April 18, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Jennifer Reed/Ms. Millie Odom
Area: 1 hour Blood-Borne Pathogens
Area: 1.5 hours Health & Safety
-May 2, 2013- Trainer: Ms. Jennifer Reed
Area: 2.5 hours Child Growth & Development
Dillon County First Steps’ focus for these trainings is to qualify the providers based on the need to get children ready for school. Dillon County First Steps’ 2013 Child Care Trainings were very successful with 66 child care providers attending at least one training session and representing 17 Child Care Facilities in Dillon County.
The following Child Care Facilities participated in the Dillon County First Steps 2013 Child Care Trainings: 1. Cece’s Kids,  2. Child Development Center, 3. Generations, 4. Kid’s Kastle, 5. Kid’s LTD, 6. Kid’s World, 7. Little Miss “B”, 8. Little Treasures Christian Learning Center, 9. Moody’s Day Care, 10. Mother’s Love, 11. Noah’s Ark, 12. Prescott’s Day Care, 13. Robertson’s Day Care, 14. Sanchez’s Group Day Care, 15. Sarah’s Day Care, 16. South Elementary School, and  17. Tot Spot.

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