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Helping children from birth to five years of age reach their first day of school healthy and ready to learn.
Register NOW for Fall '26:
Call 843-921-1484
or complete the online 3K application HERE
or apply for FREE 4K HERE.
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education
Compass Point Preschool is located on the campus of NETC in Cheraw and operates as a collaborative initiative between CCFS and NETC.
The Chesterfield County Schools System provides meals free of charge for the enrolled children.
Compass Point is one of only a few 3K and 4K programs offered in a lab school environment in all of South Carolina. Enrolling for the fall HERE
Parent Support
Parent Support
Chesterfield County First Steps is now offering Parents as Teachers (PAT) - a free, evidence-based home visiting program that focuses on Kindergarten readiness through child development, parent-child interaction, and family well being. The program is available to any family in Chesterfield County, SC, with children not yet in Kindergarten. (For other locations, please visit: www.parentsasteachers.org)
If you prefer to give us your info by email or phone, please email Bobbi Hoffman PAT@chesterfieldfirststeps.org or call 843-309-5324.
Refer a family or sign up online for PAT here.
Children served by other programs are also enrolled in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
Awards:
2023 READY Sustain and Expand Effective Programs Serving Children and Families from SC First Steps Board of Trustees
2022 READY Infrastructure and Capacity Grant from SC First Steps Board of Trustees
2021 ESSER Grant for ParentChild+
2021 ECI Grant for a new 3K classroom
2011 Non-Profit of the Year, Pageland Chamber of Commerce
2003 Best Community Engagement Effort Award SC First Steps
Our Mission: To ensure opportunities for young children and their families in Chesterfield County so that every child enters school healthy and ready to learn.
Our Mission: To ensure opportunities for young children and their families in Chesterfield County so that every child enters school healthy and ready to learn.
Vision: Every child in Chesterfield County, SC will enter school prepared for success.
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