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Basic
Building Blocks For Success
Research shows that quality of development from
birth to age 6 impacts a child for life. What we do for our young children now largely
determines their future path as an adult and community member. With the right start early
in life, all children can expect to grow and become self-sufficient, contributing members
of society.
You can help!
An Alarming
Picture
York County's children need help! South Carolina
ranks 43rd in overall child well-being. Consider the following:
York County
Indicators
|
Percentage |
| Poverty among kids
under 6 |
13% |
| Children "not
ready" for first grade |
12% |
| Women receiving less
than adequate prenatal care |
28% |
| Births to single
mothers |
29% |
| Children living in
single parent families |
22% |
| Births to teen mothers
under 20 |
16% |
| Births to
mothers not completing high school |
22% |
Data: Kids Count, 1999; S.C. Department of Education
Our Most
Valuable Asset
Children are York County's greatest economic
investment and our future leaders. Every dollar invested in quality, early childhood
development saves society $7 in later costs. Children who participate in quality childhood
development programs are over...
| 40% less likely... |
50% more likely... |
| -to be jailed |
-to attend college |
| -to be teen parents |
-become employed |
| -to live on welfare |
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