South Carolina Early Childhood Data Report

Publication Title:

Author(s):

Amanda McDougald Scott, ICS Research Associate

Sean Rusnak, Post-Baccalaureate Fellow

Megan Carolan, ICS Director of Policy Research

Date: March 2019

Publication Type: Data Books

Policy Area: Building Stronger Early Childhood Systems

Page Count: 49

Summary:

This data book serves to share information about the environmental factors impacting children, ages 8 and under, in South Carolina, compared to North Carolina, Georgia, and the United States as a whole.

There is no one comprehensive indicator of child well-being. Rather, well-being spans physical, social-emotional, and cognitive health and development. Since children do not grow up in a vacuum from their parents or communities, there are a variety of factors that influence overall well-being and long-term flourishing.