New America, a non-profit and nonpartisan public policy institute, recently compiled a report called "From Crawling to Walking" that identifies state policies and indicators central to ensuring children are on the right trajectory toward developing strong literacy skills and reading on grade level by the end of third grade.
South Carolina received a ranking of 42 (or "crawling") that highlights education requirements for child care directors at licensed centers, lack of K-12 social-emotional learning standards, and equitable K-12 funding.