900 South Pine St.
Suite C
Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-327-4900
qualitycounts@1steps.org

Quality Counts enabled me to lead with an understanding of the most relevant practices in early care and education. Quality Counts provides guidance, support, and professional grounding in my efforts to carry out our mission and ministry at St. Matthew’s, which is to attend to the whole child and their family. 

Barbara Coleman

Director, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Preschool

What We Do

Quality Counts

Quality Counts creates high-quality learning environments and promotes best practices for teachers that help prepare our youngest students for success in school and life. By providing targeted professional development, mentorship and coaching, and nationally recognized assessments, it lays the foundation for continuous improvement.

Join Quality Counts

To be eligible for participation programs must:

  • be licensed, registered, or approved
  • be located in Spartanburg County
  • have no pending DSS violations for longer than 3 months
  • have a No Corporal Punishment Policy

Upcoming Events

Night of The Stars

February 26, 2024
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Cleveland Park event Center

Our Impact

40

Child Care

Providers

2061

Children Enrolled in Classrooms Served

For more information about our impact on Spartanburg County check out our
Annual Report.

186

Birth to Five Classrooms Served

2020 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award Winner

The

Latest

Support Early Literacy in Spartanburg County

Support Early Literacy in Spartanburg County

Hello, dear readers! I'm Tammy Compton, the Quality Counts Program Director for Spartanburg County First Steps. Our mission is to partner with early care programs to create high-quality learning environments for children from birth to age five. Today, I'm reaching out...

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Partner Centers Wanted

Partner Centers Wanted

Spartanburg County First Steps Early Head Start (SCFS EHS) is recruiting partner licensed childcare centers to host an Early Head Start classroom(s).  The center must be an ABC provider and be participating in (or willing to join) the USDA food program. SCFS EHS will...

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Our Approach

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CLASS

Classroom Assessment Scoring System

ECERS-3

Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, 3rd Edition

Professional Development

Including authentic learning, emergent literacy practices, and behavior management

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ITERS-3

Infant/Toddler Environement Rating Scale

Spartanburg County First Steps
900 South Pine St.
Suite C
Spartanburg, SC 29307
864-327-4900
qualitycounts@1steps.org