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.
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
June 14, 2022
Quality Counts: Intro, Quality, & Teamwork 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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
First 5 South Carolina
Families deserve a responsive one-stop portal to learn about public programs and services to help with their child’s growth and development. First Five connects South Carolina’s public services for young children in an easy-to-use website. Click here to find the...
Quality Counts 10 Year Anniversary
On Tuesday evening, April 26th, Spartanburg County First Steps Quality Counts held a Ten-Year Celebration at the Cleveland Park Event Center. More than 180 came together to celebrate this milestone, including early care and education directors and teachers, community...
Family Friday
The week of the young child Family Friday highlights the importance of families in a child’s life. Families play a huge role as they are their child’s first teacher! We celebrate families and partner with them in supporting the well-being and development of their...
Our Approach
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
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
