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COVID-19 blog: Navigating “Stay-at-Home” Families During the Coronavirus Experience

…go to sleep and wake up at consistent times, set timeframes for meals, and create chunks of time for major activities such as work-related, school-related, physical exercise, connecting with others through technology, and family entertainment and playing...Dress for the social life you desire, not necessarily the more limited social life you have during this period of time. Put on some bright colors—how we dress can impact our mood and feelings about the day.
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Round Two – Applying for Federal Opportunities for Small Business & Non-Profit Support: A Crash Course on COVID-19 Response

The first program we covered is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – a forgivable loan, meaning that it can function much like a grant, to support small businesses with up to 2.5 months of payroll and certain other expenses (rent/mortgage, utilities). Funding for this was limited, and was given out on a first-come first-served basis. As a result, it has - since the webinar - run out of its initial funds.
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COVID-19 Pandemic: So, Your Kids Are Home Now. What Do You DO?

As of mid-April, 55 million American K-12 students are home from school in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with millions more young children who were served in child care settings – part of a global trend which sees 1.5 billion learners out of school. Millions of parents have been figuring out a desperate scramble to make this new arrangement work alongside their own employment and family needs, while some may be feeling most anxious about this ongoing health crisis.
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PRESS RELEASE: Governor’s 4K Expansion Plan Brings New Day to South Carolina’s Children

January 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan Carolan, Institute for Child Success PHONE: 864-287-8063 ext. 704 EMAIL: mcarolan@instituteforchildsuccess.org Governor’s 4K Expansion Plan Brings New Day to South Carolina’s ChildrenProposed budget prioritizes full-day 4K for low-income students, creates opportunities for…

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Analysis of Introducing Forest Schools and Outdoor Learning and Possible Outcomes

As I leave South Carolina (and return to the UK) following a very productive three-month stay in which I presented in Columbia, Charleston, and Spartanburg to early childhood educators, students and other professionals and agencies involved in Early Childhood, I want to analyze the outcomes of these various sessions and try to find common denominators and highlight issues and challenges which have a recurring theme.
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Applying an Equity Lens to Greenville’s Housing Crisis

In Greenville County, the average annual income of a white individual is $59,820, a Hispanic individual is $35,794, and a black individual is $33,643. In the 2016 South Carolina Affordable Housing Study, the estimated income needed to afford a house in Greenville County was $53,633, which far surpasses the average income of black and Hispanic populations in Greenville by nearly $20,000.
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