Free Preschools near Duncan, SC

First Steps 4K (Free Pre-K)

We offer First Steps 4K, a FREE high-quality, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina! Classes are taught by licensed teachers and help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We’ve also been parent-trusted for more than 45 years! We’ve been providing early care and education for families across the country since 1975. We invite you to join our family! School readiness is important – and helps set your child up for a lifetime of academic success. Take advantage of this free program today. Registration is on a first-come basis. Get started today!

Free Preschool Program

Free Preschool Program

First Steps 4K (Free Pre-K)

We offer First Steps 4K, a FREE high-quality, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina! Classes are taught by licensed teachers and help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We’ve also been parent-trusted for more than 45 years! We’ve been providing early care and education for families across the country since 1975. We invite you to join our family! School readiness is important – and helps set your child up for a lifetime of academic success. Take advantage of this free program today. Registration is on a first-come basis. Get started today!

First Steps 4K (Free Pre-K)

We offer First Steps 4K, a FREE high-quality, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina! Classes are taught by licensed teachers and help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We’ve also been parent-trusted for more than 45 years! We’ve been providing early care and education for families across the country since 1975. We invite you to join our family! School readiness is important – and helps set your child up for a lifetime of academic success. Take advantage of this free program today. Registration is on a first-come basis. Get started today!

First Steps 4K (Free Pre-K)

We offer First Steps 4K, a FREE high-quality, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina! Classes are taught by licensed teachers and help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We’ve also been parent-trusted for more than 45 years! We’ve been providing early care and education for families across the country since 1975. We invite you to join our family! School readiness is important – and helps set your child up for a lifetime of academic success. Take advantage of this free program today. Registration is on a first-come basis. Get started today!

Free Preschool Program

First Steps 4K (Free Pre-K)

We offer First Steps 4K, a FREE high-quality, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina! Classes are taught by licensed teachers and help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond. We’ve also been parent-trusted for more than 45 years! We’ve been providing early care and education for families across the country since 1975. We invite you to join our family! School readiness is important – and helps set your child up for a lifetime of academic success. Take advantage of this free program today. Registration is on a first-come basis. Get started today!

Voluntary Pre-K (VPK)

South Carolina offers a voluntary pre-k program, often referred to as First Steps 4K, which provides free, full-day preschool for qualifying four-year-olds. This program is managed by South Carolina First Steps, the state's early childhood agency, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education and educators.

SC First Steps (Pre-K)

For Four- and Five-Year-Olds Who Reside in South Carolina. The FREE SC First Steps program teaches children in South Carolina First Steps 4K programs to be socially and emotionally prepared for public 5K programs. The program aims to teach children the skills they need in communication, motor development, problem-solving, and social development. The SC First Steps 4K guidelines ensure that the learning experiences in the program support proper childhood development.

Prekindergarten Program

Final year of preschool designed to prepare children for kindergarten. Program puts a strong emphasis on literacy and language arts. Daily routine includes: reading, writing, math, science, Spanish instruction, movement, art, and music. We are a contracted provider with First Steps 4K.

Free Preschool Program

Drop-In Care Program

Preschool

Our specialized preschool curriculum uses rhymes, stories and hands-on activities to encourage those first steps toward building the foundational skills for reading, writing, math, and science.

Pre-Kindergarten

Our Pre-K Program is designed specifically to ensure students are ready to THRIVE in Kindergarten and beyond.

Preschool

Preschool provides the freedom and opportunity for children to develop and grow in independence and confidence. An engaged child learns! While having fun, they aren’t even aware they are developing reading and math skills. In addition, your child will gain the social skills necessary to succeed in Pre-K and beyond. Through small and large group instruction and activities, teachers focus on every child as an individual — enabling them to gain knowledge and thrive. Our proprietary Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum utilizes theme-based lessons to strengthen your child’s emerging skills in reading, writing, science, technology and math. Additionally, we help prepare your child for the structured learning environment of a kindergarten classroom through teacher-guided instruction and child-led exploration focused on effective communication, the ability to follow instruction and how to work cooperatively with peers.

Pre-K

Studies show that children who participate in a quality Pre-K program are prepared to learn and perform better throughout elementary school. Our curriculum provides theme-based lessons and activities designed to bring out the strengths in every child, so they can enter kindergarten with confidence and are well prepared to learn! Our proprietary Seedlings Early Childhood Education Curriculum utilizes theme-based lessons to strengthen your child’s emerging skills in reading, writing, science, technology and math. Additionally, we help prepare your child for the structured learning environment of a kindergarten classroom through teacher-guided instruction and child-led exploration focused on effective communication, the ability to follow instruction, and how to work cooperatively with peers.

Preschool Pathways

Our Preschool Pathways program provides a “bridge” between our Early Preschool and Preschool classrooms for children whose birthdays will miss the cutoff date for kindergarten entrance.

Early Preschool

Our Early Preschool teachers partner with you to help your child learn important independent life skills like potty training and hand washing while paying close attention to all aspects of your child’s development.

Preschool

Our specialized preschool curriculum uses rhymes, stories and hands-on activities to encourage those first steps toward building the foundational skills for reading, writing, math, and science.

Pre-Kindergarten

Our Pre-K Program is designed specifically to ensure students are ready to THRIVE in Kindergarten and beyond.

Preschool Program