Publication Title:
South Carolina Early Childhood Data Report
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.
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