Child Development Education

        Pilot Program (CDEPP)

Back to Home            Goal: To provide high quality Child Development programs, available to all at-risk children in South Carolina, which will prepare them for kindergarten and success in subsequent grades, leading to graduation from high school. Proviso 1.66: For the 2008-2009 school year, with funds appropriated by the General Assembly, CDEPP will made available to eligible children from the eight trial districts and remaining plaintiff districts in Abbeville County School District et. al. vs. South Carolina. During the implementation of the pilot program no funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose may be used to fund services to at-risk four-year-old children residing outside of the trial or plaintiff districts. Eligibility: Children must be four-years-old on or before September 1, 2010 and whose family incomes qualify them for either the free -or-reduced price lunch program or Medicaid. For a copy of the CDEPP 2010-2011 Guidelines go to CDEPP Guidelines 2010-2011 All schools should complete an "Intent to Participate" form and return to Linda Norwood at lpnorwoo@ed.sc.gov by June 30, 2010. Intent to Participate 2010   For the 2010-2011 Child Application go to  4K Child Registration Form 2010-2011 Parent Handbook Parent Handbook Template DSS Parent Handbook Template SCDE

CDEPP Newsletter Summer 2010 Upcoming Events                                                                                  August 30 - Regional ECE Coordinators Meeting 10:00 - 12:30 Pee Dee Center     September 8 - Elluminate Session (Building Classroom Community) 1.5 hours PD     September 23 - Regional Training for DSS Directors 8:30 - 3:30 Pee Dee Center     September 29 - Elluminate Session (No More Letter of the Week, Pt. 1) 1.5 hours CU                                                                                                                                 DSS Training Hours All staff must attain a minimum of 15 hours and directors must attain 20 hours of DSS training. The Center for Child Care Career Development (CCCCD) in Greenville, SC will track training hours of CDEPP programs. Questions about DSS training hours may be answered by calling 1-866- 845-1555 or got to www.sc-ccccd.net to download transcripts. Link to DSS for required forms and documents: Forms and Documents - SC Department of Social Services | Child Care Services