P.O. Box 23 Gaffney, SC 29342 864.487.9466 Learn More! Board of Directors Executive Director About Us Our mission is to prepare children to enter school healthy and ready to learn. Each First Steps partnership addresses this challenge through five focus areas: strengthening families, improving child...

P.O. Box 23 Gaffney, SC 29342 864.487.9466 Learn More! Seven Truths About School Readiness Resources for Parents Resources for Professionals Resources for Parents ZERO TO THREE: This national nonprofit's Web site contains a wealth of parenting resources. U.S. Department of Education - Helping Your P...

P.O. Box 23 Gaffney, SC 29342 864.487.9466 Learn More! Pediatricians Cherokee County Public Library Cherokee County DSS Cherokee County School District 1 Cherokee Community Learning Center Parents of Preschoolers Upstate Carolina Medical Center Pediatricians Dr. Shahina Khan: 226 W. Robinson St., Ga...

P.O. Box 23 Gaffney, SC 29342 864.487.9466 Learn More! Board of Directors Executive Director Executive Director Dorothy M. Priester serves as executive director of Cherokee County First Steps. Ms. Priester formerly worked at the S.C. Office of First Steps as a regional program consultant/program man...

P.O. Box 23 Gaffney, SC 29342 864.487.9466 Learn More! 2008 Annual Report Quick Facts: Cherokee County's children S.C. Office of First Steps __________________ Early years matter. Fully 85 percent of a child's brain is developed in the first five years of life. That's where we come in. Created by th...