The early learning experiences that children in South Carolina encounter vary significantly. Early care and learning settings are fragmented in South Carolina due to a variety of funding streams, mandates, and standards by which they are measured. A statewide definition…
The Institute for Child Success was thrilled to work with ReadyNation/America’sEdge to organize a conference on using Pay for Success financing to scale up effective early childhood interventions. Sponsored by the Pritzker Children’s Initiative, and hosted by Bank of America,…
ICS Fellow Megan Golden has published an article on the possibilities of using Pay for Success financing to improve population health outcomes in Population Health News. This piece features work Megan has done with ICS around PFS for Nurse-Family Partnership, a voluntary…
Two national think tanks released a report this week about MIECHV, which funds early childhood home visiting programs in all 50 states, including South Carolina. MIECHV (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting) is a federally-funded program that is both cost effective…
by Bryan Boroughs Over the last year, i(cs) has been looking at Pay-For-Success (PFS) financing models for scaling up effective early-childhood programs while saving governments money. If you've been following our work in this area, you know that PFS is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 3, 2014) – This week the Institute for Child Success is pleased to honor seven members of the South Carolina General Assembly for their outstanding commitment to South Carolina’s youngest children. The legislators will be honored at the Institute’s annual…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (November 19, 2013) – The Institute for Child Success has added new members to its Advisory Council, which met with the ICS Board of Directors in Columbia yesterday. Dr. Kent McGuire, President and CEO of the Southern Education Foundation in Atlanta,…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 8, 2013) – The Institute for Child Success’ Vice President of Policy and Communications, Joe Waters, joined his colleague, Megan Golden of New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service, in presenting on the applicability of social impact financing…