It is our vision that all families in Georgetown County will have an equal educational start for their children. Parents/caregivers will be equipped to confidently engage in their children’s education and foster a lifelong love of learning.

We have partnered with families to instill a love of learning. We’ve entered schools to support children as they venture on their path to school success. We supported our local childcare heroes as they opened their homes to care for children in the community. Through the gift of books, we have opened many eyes to new worlds and experiences. We are passionate about children. We see their potential and want to see them thrive.

The brain develops the fastest before birth to age 5, with eighty percent of the human brain structure taking shape between ages 0 and 3. When you factor in environmental influences, a child’s development may be hindered during the most critical time. Depending on the nature of these influences, the effects can lead to significant skill gaps between children from different backgrounds by the time they start school. These learning deficits can cause problems in and out of school if not addressed.

For families in Georgetown County, Miss Ruby’s Kids has served as a partner in education, helping to eliminate the achievement gap by reducing barriers to school success. We’ve been planting seeds for 21 years. Seeds of knowledge and hope fertilized with timely support and encouragement. We can’t guarantee the future of each seed, but we cultivate them to the best of our abilities in the time we are given with that individual or family through our programming. We focus on school readiness while incorporating coaching and connection to the community for parents and caregivers. We enter schools to support children as they venture on their path to school success. We help our local childcare heroes as they open their homes to care for children in the community. Through the gift of books, we seek to open eyes and minds to new worlds and experiences.

Today, we must actively prepare for the future by investing in early childhood education programs like those offered at Miss Ruby’s Kids. This investment will directly help Miss Ruby’s Kids provide children with engaging learning opportunities and gifts of high-quality learning materials. The return on investment from early childhood education programs is extraordinary and will have a lasting impact on Georgetown’s youngest learners. Research has shown us:

• If families and caregivers can provide quality early childhood development, children will enter school ready to learn.

• If children start school ready to learn, they are more likely to read at grade level by 3rd grade.

• If children read at grade level by 3rd grade, they’re more likely to graduate high school.

• If children graduate from high school, they are more likely to go on to higher education.