A Shared Vision for South Carolina's Youngest Children
The South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) is the state's primary collaborative body for the healthy development and education of children prenatal through age five.
The South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) is the state's primary collaborative body for the healthy development and education of children prenatal through age five.
Established in state law, the council includes elected officials, agency directors, community stakeholders, and parents. Working together, members promote a coordinated, aligned, and family-centered system to support young children and their families.
Chair, Governor's Designee
Vice Chair, Medical Provider
SC House of Representatives, 2nd Vice Chair on the House Education and Public Works Committee
Chair, House Education & Public Works Committee
Chair, Senate Education Committee
Senate Education Committee
Director, SC Department of Social Services
Director, SC Head Start Collaboration Office
Office Director, SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Director, SC Department of Health and Human Services
Acting Director, SC Department of Public Health
Executive Director, SC First Steps
Superintendent, SC Department of Education
Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Trust of South Carolina
Parent of a Young Child
Business Community
Child Care Educator
Parent of a Young Child
Business Community
Local First Steps Partnership Executive Director
Child Care Provider
Early Childhood Educator
Child Care Provider