South Carolina
South Carolina's statewide consultation program is the Partners for Early Attuned Relationships (PEAR) Program. The South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (SCIMHA) has run it since 2020.
- Lead organization
South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (SCIMHA)
PEAR Program website(opens in a new tab)- Program contact
- Margaret Bellamy
- Josie Sawyer
- Eligibility
- All licensed early childhood education programs, whatever their subsidy status
- Family child care homes
- Family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care
- Head Start programs, when a consultant is available
CCDF funding rules mean PEAR can't serve South Carolina's 3K and 4K preschool programs.
- Geographic reach
PEAR covers the whole state. Its consultants are based all over South Carolina.
- How to request consultation
Send a referral form to Help Me Grow South Carolina(opens in a new tab). It's the state's single front door for early childhood technical assistance. PEAR's intake coordinator gets the referral from Help Me Grow and does a short intake.
- Funding
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) pays for all of PEAR.
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