Laurens County First Steps

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Laurens County First Steps LCFS is a non profit agency focused on getting children healthy and ready to succeed in school. Just as simple as that! Enroll in PAT and apply for the voucher.

DSS Vouchers and Parents as Teachers
This is a new partnership with SC DSS. When you enroll in Parents as Teachers (PAT) through Laurens County First Steps, you will be qualified to apply for a DSS Voucher. Call our office for more information. Training for Child Care Providers

Laurens County First Steps provides quality training and professional development for childcare providers in licensed centers throughout Laurens County. The sessions are held locally and at no charge (or a nominal cost) to the centers and their employees.

4K Classrooms in Child Care Centers

We collaborate with the State Office of First Steps to support Child Care Centers who qualify to have on site private 4K First Steps class. Currently children are being served in 2 childcare centers in Laurens County. The class is free to eligible children. For more information about eligibility for our programs
please call and make an appointment:

Toni Able
Executive Director
Laurens County First Steps
[email protected]
Phone: 864-984-8130
Physical Location: 1029 West Main Street
Laurens, SC 29360
Mailing Address: 301 Hillcrest Drive
Laurens, SC 29360

10/06/2026

๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซUPDATE!!! Laurens County First Steps is so thankful to Jordan Tucker for volunteering! ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿ“ธ PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED: Help Us Capture a Family Memory! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚

Laurens County First Steps is seeking a photographer willing to donate their time and talent to provide family portraits for families participating in our Parents as Teachers program. We have 16 families enrolled in our Program.

๐Ÿ“… Sunday, October 18
โฐ 2:30 - 3:30 PM - For Pictures
๐Ÿ“ Stewart Farms Pumpkin Patch

Each fall, Laurens County First Steps hosts our Parents as Teachers families for a special afternoon at the pumpkin patch. As part of the experience, we would love to give each family a keepsake to treasure long after the pumpkins are goneโ€”a professional family portrait.

โค๏ธ For some of our families, this may be their only opportunity to receive a professional photograph of their family.

We are seeking a professional or experienced photographer willing to provide photography services pro bono during the event. Your gift of time and talent would give our families more than a photographโ€”it would give them a lasting memory of this season in their family's life.

If you are a photographer who would like to helpโ€”or know someone who mightโ€”please send Laurens County First Steps a private message.

๐Ÿ“ธ One afternoon. One photograph. One memory a family can keep forever.

Please share and help us find the perfect photographer! ๐Ÿ

Our Parents as Teachers September group meeting was held this week at the Laurens County Library. Our wonderful guest sp...
10/02/2026

Our Parents as Teachers September group meeting was held this week at the Laurens County Library. Our wonderful guest speaker was Kira Williams-Charles, MHS, Healthy Start - Upstate Consortium Coordinator/Health Educator, from Prisma Health. This event was well attended, and the PAT participants were actively engaged in this important presentation.

Thank you to Mrs. Williams-Charles and the Laurens County Library youth staff for making this group meeting a successful event for Laurens County First Steps' Parents as Teachers families.

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’› 42 DONORS. $3,182.65 RAISED. ONE BIG GOAL FOR LAURENS COUNTYโ€™S LITTLEST READERS! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“šWe are incredibly grateful to the ...
09/30/2026

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’› 42 DONORS. $3,182.65 RAISED. ONE BIG GOAL FOR LAURENS COUNTYโ€™S LITTLEST READERS! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š
We are incredibly grateful to the 42 individuals, businesses, and organizations who have already supported the Laurens County First Steps Dolly Parton Imagination Library 9 to 5 Campaign!

Together, you have contributed $3,182.65 to help put books directly into the handsโ€”and homesโ€”of young children across Laurens County. โค๏ธ

๐ŸŽฏ But weโ€™re not finished yet!

We are just $1,817.35 AWAY from our $5,000 goal!
Every giftโ€”large or smallโ€”helps Laurens County First Steps continue providing children from birth to age five with a new, age-appropriate book delivered to their mailbox each month at no cost to their families.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Scan the QR code in the image to give, or visit:
https://www.scfirststeps.org/?give=G4EG8XDM
Then select Laurens County.

Can you help us close the $1,817.35 gap? And if youโ€™ve already given, please share this post and invite a friend, business, or organization to join you!

๐Ÿ“– More Readers. Brighter Futures. Stronger Families. A Brighter Laurens County.

SEPTEMBER 25: DOLLY PARTON DAY!๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ“š HAPPY DOLLY PARTON DAY! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’—Today is September 25, and Laurens County First Steps is c...
09/25/2026

SEPTEMBER 25: DOLLY PARTON DAY!

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ“š HAPPY DOLLY PARTON DAY! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’—

Today is September 25, and Laurens County First Steps is celebrating the woman who showed the world that one big dreamโ€”and millions of little booksโ€”can change children's lives.

Today, we're WORKING 9 TO 5 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY!

Our Dolly Day Giving Challenge:

๐Ÿ’— $9 โ€” Join the movement
๐Ÿ“š $32.40 โ€” Sponsor approximately one year of books for one child
๐ŸŽถ $95 โ€” Celebrate our 9 to 5 campaign
๐ŸŒŸ $324 โ€” Help sponsor approximately 10 children for a year
โค๏ธ Choose your own gift โ€” Because EVERY dollar matters

Dolly gave us the dream.

Now itโ€™s up to all of us to help keep the books coming to Laurens County mailboxes.

GIVE. SHARE. CHALLENGE A FRIEND.

Together, we can help make sure our children enter school surrounded by books, stories, imaginationโ€”and the belief that they can dream BIG.

Because when we invest in a child today, we're investing in Laurens County's tomorrow.

๐Ÿ“š 9 TO 5 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY ๐Ÿ“š

https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&affid=SCLAURENS55

๐Ÿฆ‹ THE CITY OF LAURENS IS CELEBRATING DOLLY PARTON DAY! ๐Ÿฆ‹Weโ€™re excited to share that The City of Laurens, SC is celebrati...
09/24/2026

๐Ÿฆ‹ THE CITY OF LAURENS IS CELEBRATING DOLLY PARTON DAY! ๐Ÿฆ‹

Weโ€™re excited to share that The City of Laurens, SC is celebrating Dolly Parton Day tomorrow, September 25, with a FREE showing of 9 to 5 at the Capitol Theatre at 6:30 PM! ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿ’—

Laurens County First Steps is thrilled to be part of the celebration! While youโ€™re at the Capitol Theatre, be sure to stop by and take a photo with our life-sized Dolly cutout. ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿฆ‹

In honor of Give Like Dolly Day, youโ€™ll also have the opportunity to support Laurens County First Stepsโ€™ Dolly Partonโ€™s Imagination Library, which provides free, high-quality books each month to children from birth to age five throughout Laurens County.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday, September 25
โฐ 6:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Capitol Theatre
๐ŸŽฅ FREE showing of 9 to 5
๐ŸŽ‰ Hosted by the City of Laurens

Thank you to The City of Laurens, SC for celebrating Dollyโ€™s incredible legacy and helping shine a spotlight on the importance of early childhood literacy in our community.

Come downtown, enjoy the movie, snap a photo with โ€œDolly,โ€ and help us Give Like Dolly for Laurens Countyโ€™s youngest readers! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿฆ‹

TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸSeptember 25 is Dolly Parton Day!We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 ...
09/24/2026

TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY

๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸ

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day!

We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 for Early Childhood Literacy, and tomorrow we're asking Laurens County to show just how much we believe in our children.

Get your pink ready. ๐Ÿ’—
Turn up the Dolly. ๐ŸŽถ
And get ready to GIVE FOR BOOKS! ๐Ÿ“š

Tomorrow, letโ€™s make Dolly proud.
TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY

๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸ

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day!

We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 for Early Childhood Literacy, and tomorrow we're asking Laurens County to show just how much we believe in our children.

Get your pink ready. ๐Ÿ’—
Turn up the Dolly. ๐ŸŽถ
And get ready to GIVE FOR BOOKS! ๐Ÿ“š

Tomorrow, letโ€™s make Dolly proud.
https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&affid=SCLAURENS55

TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸSeptember 25 is Dolly Parton Day!We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 ...
09/24/2026

TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY

๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸ

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day!

We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 for Early Childhood Literacy, and tomorrow we're asking Laurens County to show just how much we believe in our children.

Get your pink ready. ๐Ÿ’—
Turn up the Dolly. ๐ŸŽถ
And get ready to GIVE FOR BOOKS! ๐Ÿ“š

Tomorrow, letโ€™s make Dolly proud.
TOMORROW IS DOLLY PARTON DAY

๐ŸŒŸ TOMORROW! ๐ŸŒŸ

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day!

We have spent the last 24 days Working 9 to 5 for Early Childhood Literacy, and tomorrow we're asking Laurens County to show just how much we believe in our children.

Get your pink ready. ๐Ÿ’—
Turn up the Dolly. ๐ŸŽถ
And get ready to GIVE FOR BOOKS! ๐Ÿ“š

Tomorrow, letโ€™s make Dolly proud.
https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&affid=SCLAURENS55

TWO DAYS!โฐ TWO DAYS!Weโ€™re almost there, Laurens County!Our youngest children are counting on ALL of us to keep their boo...
09/23/2026

TWO DAYS!

โฐ TWO DAYS!

Weโ€™re almost there, Laurens County!

Our youngest children are counting on ALL of us to keep their books coming.

Who can we count on today?

Drop a ๐Ÿ“š in the comments after you donate and SHARE this post.

Letโ€™s cover Facebook with BOOKS!

https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&affid=SCLAURENS55

THREE DAYS!๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ“š THREE DAYS UNTIL DOLLY PARTON DAY!We're getting close!If you've been thinking about giving, TODAY is your ...
09/22/2026

THREE DAYS!

๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ“š THREE DAYS UNTIL DOLLY PARTON DAY!

We're getting close!

If you've been thinking about giving, TODAY is your day.

๐ŸŽถ Give $9
๐Ÿ“š Sponsor a child for $32.40
โค๏ธ Give $95 for our 9 to 5 campaign
๐ŸŒŸ Or choose your own amount

Every dollar moves us closer to our goal.

https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&affid=SCLAURENS55

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Address

1029 W Main Street
Laurens, SC
29360

Opening Hours

Monday 8:45am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 8:45am - 3:45pm
Wednesday 8:45am - 3:45pm
Thursday 8:45am - 3:45pm

Telephone

+18649848130

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