OUR SERVICES

 the champions center provides year-round specialized care, onsite therapies, early education & other critical services for children with special needs and different abilities. We currently serve from birth to five years old.

  • We can utilize IEPs written by the school district or Early Interventionists.

  • We work closely with Tri County Therapy, which provides on-site occupational, physical, and speech therapy.

  • Our staff is specially trained in developmentally appropriate care.

  • We build trust, our students build capacity, and with support and encouragement, these small champions go on to live their very best life.

  • We offer a center-based program with a low teacher-to-student ratio, ensuring students receive the care and individualized attention they need.

  • Our center has the adaptive equipment and specialized facilities needed to provide a stimulating, safe, and appropriate environment for children to gain confidence, self-esteem, and maximize potential.

  • We work closely with parents, therapists, doctors, teachers to form a holistic, individualized plan for each child, setting appropriate goals and monitoring success.

  • We closely follow directions from specialists to ensure that children with special needs or disabilities have every need met, from feeding to developing motor skills.

The Champions Center is a provider of the SC First Steps 4K program. First Steps 4K offers free, full-day four-year-old kindergarten to qualifying children in South Carolina. Offering this program and curriculum allows children who need more time to develop, who struggle with transitions and need additional care, to participate in 4K in an environment suited to their needs. Click the First Steps Logo below to get more information or to enroll.

You may also contact us at 864.375.5085 between 8am and 5pm for complete details!

To be eligible, a child must be:

  • 4 years old on or before September 1 of the school year you are applying to.

  • Eligible for Medicaid, free/reduced-price lunch, or SNAP/TANF recipient; experiencing homelessness or transiency; or in foster care

  • A resident of South Carolina

  • Students and their siblings now qualify for child care scholarships thanks to a partnership between SC First Steps and the SC Department of Social Services. Learn more here.