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January 31, 2023

March's Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting

March’s Governor’s Advisory Committee on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities will meet on the following dates: Friday, March 03, 2023, at 10:00am – 1:00pm | Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 10:00am – 1:00pm | Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 10:00am – 1:00pm | DSS State Office / Room 307-310 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201

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December 29, 2022

January’s Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities

January’s Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities January 30, 2023, at 10:00am – 4:00pm DSS State Office / Room 307-310 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201

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November 10, 2022

December’s Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities

December’s Governor’s Advisory Committee Meeting on the Regulations of Child Care Facilities December 14, 2022 at 10:00am – 1:00pm DSS State Office / Room 307-310 / 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201

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October 19, 2022

October is National Safe Sleep Month

October is National Safe Sleep Month. Get to know the ABCs of safe sleep for infants.

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September 7, 2022

FDA Public Health Alert – Mothers Touch Formula

The FDA issued a public health alert on September 6, 2022, advising parents and caregivers not to buy or give Mothers Touch Formula to infants under their care.

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August 31, 2022

New CDC resources for educators related to monkeypox

FAQs from Schools, Early Care and Education Programs, and Other Settings Serving Children or Adolescents about monkeypox.

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