The SC Department of
Health and Human Services

Advocates for Better Care (ABC) is the statewide system designed by South Carolina to administer the child care program funded by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). South Carolina parents who meet established income guidelines may be eligible for assistance with the cost of their weekly child care. Income eligible parents must be working, in school, or in a training program. 

Parents participating in the ABC Child Care Program may choose who they want to provide their child care. The program offers parents a variety of choices for receiving child care services and makes quality child care more available. ABC also works to improve child care for all children in South Carolina.

Click here to learn more about quality child care    What is Quality Child Care?

There are two Divisions within the Bureau of Community Services. 

Division of Program Monitoring

Division of Program Development

IF YOU ARE A PARENT SEEKING FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Parents

IF YOU ARE A CHILD CARE PROVIDER, SEEKING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ABC PROGRAM AND HOW TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM, CLICK HERE

Child Care Providers