By Amanda M. McDougald Scott, MS, Institute for Child Success Ashley Crary Lidow, MPH, WREN Terri Negron, RN, MN, FNP, Prisma Health and BZ (Melanie) Giese, BSN, RN, SC DHHS South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative This blog is part of ICS’s series…
In our recent South Carolina Early Childhood Databook, we highlighted over 80 indicators of early childhood well-being impacting children, ages 8 and under, in South Carolina, compared to North Carolina, Georgia, and the United States as a whole. Our hope…
What We've Been Up To Recording Available for Webinar: Utilizing the SC Data Book to Your Advantage The Institute for Child Success recently hosted a webinar to equip early childhood champions to use the South Carolina Early Childhood Annual Data…
By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research As we wrapped up our South Carolina Early Childhood Databook for publication, our team began to reflect on the process. We believe it’s important to reflect on what’s not in the report that…
What We've Been Up To Co-Hosting an Outstanding 2-Day Nurturing Developing Minds Conference and Research & Implementation Symposium The Prisma Health - Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy - ICS 2019 Nurturing Developing Minds Conference was a resounding…
By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research In our recently released South Carolina data book, we highlight a number of indicators related to family financial well-being. Reams of research find a connection between family economic well-being and a number of…
By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research Last week, we released a new brief on Outdoor Learning, building from the learnings of our recent Childhood, Unplugged event in Denver. I was delighted to co-author this brief, along with Mary MacKenzie,…
What We've Been Up To Advocates Release Common Agenda to Improve Outcomes for South Carolina’s Young Children Several of South Carolina’s leading children’s advocacy organizations took to the state capital on February 19 to hold a press conference announcing the…