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At Saluda County First Steps, our mission is to help families and caregivers prepare children to succeed in school by maximizing public and private community resources to deliver enhanced and expanded high quality diverse early childhood services.

*Learn about our values, mission, and meet our Board of Directors and Staff.*

*Learn about programs that make a difference for families with young children.*

*Review our Annual Report and child care provider resources.*

As the Executive Director of Saluda County First Steps, I have had the opportunity to have creative ways to impact the early education of young children in Saluda County. Saluda County First Steps programs along with our collaboration with other county agencies – Saluda County School District One, Carolina Health Centers, Inc., Saluda County Library, Saluda DSS, SC Endeavors, and other county agencies have brought about new and inventive ways to provide the highest quality of care and education for your youngest children and their families.

Kim Chariker, Executive Director

I love working with Edwina (NFP Nurse). She’s great and the program is too. I’ve learned so much. My baby gets BabyNet. My nurse referred her to them. I had never heard of BabyNet before. They help with her speech. She has an early interventionist. She loves when I read a book to her. She tries to open the book herself and “read” it. Pretty good for a one-year-old!

NFP Mother from Saluda, SC