Literacy starts at home long before your child enters our school buildings. Parent and Family Literacy provides a variety of programs for parents and children ages 0-5. Take a look....

FOOTSTEPS... Growing Up In Richland One is an early literacy program designed to assist parents in becoming effective first teachers for their young children. Together, we will focus on language, social, intellectual and motor skill development as your baby grows. Richland One would like to establish relationships with potential Richland One families during the early years of growth and development. An early home-school partnership will increase your child's readiness for school and promote the opportunity for a successful educational experience. These are programs that serve families of children ages 0-5 years.

Welcome Baby
Early literacy bags are delivered to new parents at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. These bags contain a video on early brain development, a variety of brochures on parenting and early development, a nursery rhyme book, a baby t-shirt and bib with "What you teach from birth to three, is what will matter most to me" inscribed on them. For more information, please contact us at 231-6933.

Storybook Playgroup
Parents and children ages 0-4 attend playgroup sessions in a comfortable environment where they can interact with each other, read books and do activites. When you attend classes you earn books to build your library. Lunch is provided at the sessions. For more information, please contact Yolanda Smith at 231-6940. For calendar, click here.

Parent Workshops
Monthly workshops will be conducted at various sites throughout the Richland One area. Workshops will focus on a variety of parenting topics and subjects of interest. For more information, please contact us at 231-6933. For our parent workshop schedule, click here.

Teen Parenting Program
A partnership with middle and high schools in Richland One to educate and assist teen parents with completing high school and pursuing their career by providing ABC vouchers, Home Visits, Parent Workshops, Baby Closet and a yearly Teen Summit. For more information, please contact Venis Livingston at 231-7185.

Home Visits
With parent permission, parent educators will visit the family in their natural environment and share developmentally appropriate learning activities. Items from the lending library will also be shared at this time. The Parents As Teachers curriculum is used during home visits for participants enrolled in the Family Literacy Program.

GED/Computer Classes
Classes are held at Lyon Street Student Services Center. Childcare is provided for the children of the students taking the GED classes. Lunch is provided for children and parents. For more information, please contact Yolanda Smith at 231-6940. For class schedule, click here.

Newsletter
Families will receive a monthly newsletter including parenting topics and developmentally appropriate activities for children. Newsletters are also provided for elementary and middle schools throughout the district. To begin receiving our newsletter, please contact Yolanda Smith at 231-6940.

Health and Education Screening
Parenting agencies will provide individual health and/or education assessments to families as needed. For more information, please contact us at 231-6933.