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December 5, 2024

Affordable, Accessible Child Care

Affordable, Accessible Child Care: A report on South Carolina's use of COVID-19 federal relief funds for child care.

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December 1, 2024

2025 January’s Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities

The Governor’s Advisory Committee on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities will meet on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 10:00am - 1:00pm | State Office/Room 307-310, 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201

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October 7, 2024

Proposed Regulations for Licensed Child Care Centers

The Department of Social Services is proposing to amend South Carolina Code of Regulations 114-500 to 114-509 to establish and maintain standards for licensed child care centers that are reasonably aligned with recommended standards of national organizations and which further the Department’s mission to establish and maintain standards that protect the health, safety, and well-being of children receiving care in licensed child care centers.

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