Meet Our 2026 Children’s Champion: Dr. Jaime Dawson

Meet Our 2026 Children’s Champion: Dr. Jaime Dawson

At Spartanburg County First Steps, we believe every child deserves someone in their corner. This year, we’re proud to honor Dr. Jaime Dawson as our 2026 Children’s Champion—a leader who works every day to help children succeed by supporting the educators who guide...
Walking in Their Shoes: Poverty Simulation Experience

Walking in Their Shoes: Poverty Simulation Experience

This week, several of our staff participated in a Poverty Simulation — an interactive experience designed to shed light on the day-to-day challenges faced by families living in poverty. The simulation placed participants in real-life scenarios where they had to...
WOYC – Work Together Wednesday

WOYC – Work Together Wednesday

👷‍♀️ Work Together Wednesday 👷‍♂️ Today is all about building, creating, and problem-solving together! When children work as a team, they learn important social skills like sharing, listening, and cooperating....
Project 100

Project 100

Powering Up Early Learning in Spartanburg County We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Spartanburg County First Steps, through our Quality Counts program, is proud to partner with OneSpartanburg, Inc. and their Power Up initiative to help expand and strengthen...
Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

Join us for our Annual Meeting! Come learn about our program’s achievements over the past year, bid farewell to our outgoing Executive Director, and give a warm welcome to our incoming Executive Director. Don’t miss this chance to be part of our journey!...
Introducing Caroline Goins

Introducing Caroline Goins

Caroline Goins has been named the new Executive Director for Spartanburg County First Steps. She will replace Barbara Manoski who will retire on April 1 after almost 20 years with First Steps. For the last eight years, Ms. Goins has served as the Executive Director of...