Resources for Families
To access programs that are members of the Georgetown Youth Collaborative, see the list under “Services” to access their websites.
Resources
Services (Click to Expand)
Birth to 5 Child Care Programs
Members of the Early Childcare Collaborative
Andrews
- Andrews Elementary 4K (S)
- Andrews Head Start (C)
- Little Smurfs Daycare (C)
- Little People Day Care (G)
- Patricia Greene (F)
- Trinity Christian Academy (C)
Georgetown
- Bessellieu’s Child Care (F)
- Bibleway Community Learning Center (C)
- Brown’s Ferry Elementary School 4K (S)
- Chastity McConnell (F)
- Choppee Head Start Center (C)
- Claudetta Hallman (F)
- East Carolina Learning Academy (C)
- Flowers Day Care (F)
- Georgetown Head Start (C)
- Georgetown Presbyterian Church Child Development Center (C)
- Kensington Kids (C)
- Kensington Elementary School 4K (S)
- Lisa Linnen Childcare (F)
- Lisa Scott (F)
- Little Leaders – Latoya Duncan (F)
- Maryville Elementary School 4K (S)
- McDonald Elementary School 3K (S)
- Mingo Creek Academy (C)
- Plantersville Elementary 3K (S)
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School 4K (S)
- Prince George Episcopal Church Preschool (C)
- Sampit Community Child Care Center (C)
- Sampit Elementary School (S)
- Shantana Myers (F)
- Syrmetiral Anderson (F)
- Small Minds of Tomorrow (C)
- Small Minds of Tomorrow II (C)
- The Learning Center (C)
- The Sunshine Place – Nicola Parker (G)
- Valerie Lance Child Care (F)
- Vanessa Robinson’s Child Care (F)
Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet
- Ist Steps Infant Care (C)
- All Saints School (C)
- Belin Creative Learning(C)
- First Baptist Church Murrells Inlet Academy (C)
- Jacqueline Lewis (F)
- Laura Lynn Pierce (F)
- Montessori School of Pawleys Island (C)
- My Sunshine CDC (C)
- Pawleys Island Child Development Center (C)
- Pawleys Island Christian Academy (C)
- St. Peter’s Lutheran School (C)
- Waccamaw Elementary 4K (S)
Find programs in Georgetown County by going to this link: SCChildcare.org and typing in the Zip Code for the area in which you are interested.
Andrews -29510
Georgetown – 29440
Murrells Inlet – 29576
Pawleys Island – 29585
Listed are 4 categories of child care programs based on the numbers of children they serve or whether they are public or private. Child Care Centers, Group Child Care Homes, and Family Child Care Homes are private and Georgetown County School District Classrooms are public.
Child Care Centers (C) – 13 or more children
Group Child Care Home (G) – 7-12 children
Family Child Care Home (F) – no more that 6 children
Georgetown County School District Classroom (S)
Type of preschool is designated by C- Centers; G-Group; F Family; and S-School
Birth to 5 Other Local Services – Community Connections
After School Programs
Members of the Georgetown Out of School Time (GCOST) Collaborative
Black River United Way
Carolina Human Reinvestment
Child Evangelism Fellowship – Greater Pee Dee
Department of Juvenile Justice – Georgetown
Fit for Kids Child Care -Tidelands Health -Healthpoint Center for Health and Fitness
Freedom Readers
Georgetown County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Georgetown County Library
Georgetown County Parks and Recreation
Optimism Mentoring and Preventive Services, Inc.
Purpose Kidz
Teach My People
The Village Group
YMCA of Coastal Carolina
Directory of Services
Health Care Programs
Members of the Health Care Collaborative for Children and Youth (HCCCY)
- A Father’s Place
- Access Family Services
- Autism Support Group
- Birthright of Georgetown
- Children’s Recovery Center
- Family Connection of South Carolina
- Georgetown Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
- Georgetown County Autism Support Group /SOS Health Care
- Georgetown County Department of Social Services Family Indepence & SNAP
- Georgetown County DHEC- WIC Program
- Georgetown County School District – Department of Nursing and Office of Special Services
- Georgetown Pediatric Center – Healthy Families Georgetown– St. James/Santee Family Health Center
- Healthy Learners
- Nurse Family Partnership, SC DHEC
- Riverside Behavior and Learning Collaborative (RBLC)
- Riverside Pediatrics
- SOS Care
- South Carolina Youth Advocate Program
- St. James Health and Wellness
- Tidelands Health Community Wellness
- Waccamaw Center for Mental Health
Directory of Services
Portals for Accessing Community Resources
Links to Online Portals to Access Services for Children and Families
- First5SC
- Help Me Grow SC
- Children’s Trust – Statewide Resources Network
- SCParents.org
- SC Thrive
- 211 United Way
- Count Down to Kindergarten– SC First Steps
Advocacy
Advocacy Links
These links provide easy access to bills being considered and email access to state and federal elected officials:
These links provide easy access to website for local elected officials:
These sites provide advocacy resources focused on children and youth:
National Sites
- National School Boards Association – Advocacy Institute
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- The PEW Charitable Trusts
- National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- Center for American Progress
- JumpStart – Children First
- Military Child Education Coalition
- Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Women’s Law Center
- National Workforce Registry Alliance
- National League of Cities
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of State Boards of Education
- National Governors Association
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Save the Children
- Save the Children Action Network
- Teach for America
- TESOL International Association
South Carolina Sites
- South Carolina School Boards Association
- Institute for Child Success
- Children’s Trust of South Carolina – Sign up for their Blog. It presents highlights and links to state initiatives.
- United Way Association of South Carolina
- South Carolina Joint Citizens & Legislative Committee on Children
Attachments
National Advocacy and Stakeholder Sites – Birth to 5
- Ready Nation
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Power to the Profession (NAEYC)
- Links to National Organizations that support Power to the Profession
- American Federation of State, County and Municiple Employees
- American Federation of Teachers
- Associate Degree Early Childhood Teacher Educators
- Child Care Aware America
- Council for Professional Recognition
- Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
- Early Care and Education Consortium
- National Association for Family Child Care
- National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- National Education Association
- National Head Start Association
- Service Employees International Union
- ZERO TO THREE
- BUILD Initiative
- CLASP
- Early Childhood Personnel Center
- McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
- National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education
- National Association of Regulatory Administration
- TEACH Early Childhood National Center
Local Advocacy Sites
- Early Childhood Common Agenda (represents consensus among the following groups-
Institute for Child Success (ICS), United Way of SC, Children’s Trust, SCAEYC, and SCECA - South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC)
- South Carolina Early Childhood Association (SCECA)
National Advocacy Sites – Health
- Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Bright Futures
National Advocacy Site – After School
Local Advocacy Site
Special Resources
Quality Standards – Department of Social Services (DSS)
Career Development and Guidance Counseling – Department of Education
- Attachments
Parent Engagement
Reading