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Your whole South Carolina program, every classroom and every age band, can use the full curriculum the day you sign up.
Follow a South Carolina teacher from login to today's activity: the setup, the SC-ELS goal it supports and the coaching prompt from ELBY.
Infant, young toddler, older toddler, preschool and pre-K classrooms each get 52 weeks of lessons drawn from more than 4,000 activities.
A personal walkthrough for your South Carolina center: we will look at your ABC Quality goals, your age groups and how you share progress with families.
Learning Beyond Paper is an all-in-one early childhood curriculum with a virtual instructional coach built in. A South Carolina subscription includes a year of daily lesson plans mapped to the SC-ELS, ELBY’s coaching, English and Spanish content, observational assessment and family engagement tools, and 49.5 hours of on-demand professional development through LBP University.
The SC-ELS, developed in 2017 by an interagency group led by DSS and the SC Department of Education, is one document covering children from birth to age five across six domains, from approaches to play and learning to cognitive development. LBP's South Carolina alignment maps its goals and indicators to all five LBP age bands, so infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K teachers plan against the same state framework.
When a South Carolina teacher opens an activity, ELBY is right there with tips: a simpler version for a child who is still building the skill, a challenge for a child who has it, and cues for what to notice and record. Every teacher gets a coach in the room, every day.
Teachers get 49.5 hours of on-demand professional development through LBP University at no extra cost. South Carolina licensing still sets its own annual training hours, so LBP University is there to build curriculum skills, not to replace the training DSS checks.
ABC Quality scores intentional teaching practices by observing what happens in each age group's room. With a written LBP plan for every activity, tied to an SC-ELS goal, a teacher can explain what children are working on and why, and a director can show the plan behind the day.
When a South Carolina center hires mid-year, the new teacher logs in and finds the week's lessons for their age group, with materials, steps and ELBY's prompts. They spend their first days with children instead of building plans from scratch.
About one in 11 South Carolinians speaks a language other than English at home, and six in ten of them speak Spanish, according to Census survey data. LBP's Spanish content comes with every subscription.
One yearly subscription covers every classroom in your South Carolina center. You are not counting teacher seats or paying more when a new room opens.
Your whole South Carolina program, every classroom and every age band, can use the full curriculum the day you sign up.
Each teacher chooses an age band and week, then sees the activity plan, the materials list and ELBY's coaching prompt on a phone, tablet or laptop. Lesson plans live online, so there is nothing to print before the day starts.
Yes, from birth to five. The South Carolina Early Learning Standards (SC-ELS) are a single framework of goals and developmental indicators from birth through kindergarten entry. LBP’s South Carolina alignment maps those goals to all five of its age bands: infant, young toddler, older toddler, preschool and pre-K. Infant and toddler lessons are also aligned to the Head Start ELOF. The full map is on our curriculum alignments page.
Learning Beyond Paper is listed as QRIS ABC Quality approved on our curriculum alignments page. Your program’s rating, from C up to A+, still comes from the DSS evaluation of business practices, intentional teaching practices and ratios, based on observations in each age group’s room. LBP helps with the teaching side: a written, SC-ELS-mapped plan for every activity and coaching that helps teachers explain what children are learning.
Child care licensing in South Carolina is handled by the DSS Division of Early Care and Education, which oversees about 2,400 providers through four regional offices and makes a yearly unannounced visit. Licensing focuses on health, safety, staffing and training. LBP helps with the program side, giving every room a written daily plan and a consistent routine, but it does not satisfy any licensing rule on its own. Follow DSS guidance for your provider type.
Not as the core curriculum. First Steps 4K and public-school CERDEP classrooms must use a curriculum from the state’s approved lists, and LBP is not on either list. First Steps 4K does let a provider request prior approval to add another research-based program as a supplement. If your center also serves infants, toddlers or three-year-olds, LBP can cover those rooms with SC-ELS-mapped lessons.
Yes. The SC Child Care Scholarship Program pays providers for eligible families, and the amount depends partly on your ABC Quality level. LBP does not change scholarship billing or rates. New Working Families applications have been paused since December 1, 2025 except for protected groups, so your rooms may mix scholarship and private-pay children; one school-wide price covers every classroom either way.
South Carolina licensing requires at least 15 clock hours of training a year for staff who work directly with children and at least 20 for center directors, drawn from areas such as child development, curriculum, health and safety, and nutrition. SC Endeavors supports training and career development. LBP University’s 49.5 hours of on-demand learning come with LBP; check with SC Endeavors before counting any course toward licensing hours. See our professional learning page.
One yearly subscription for the whole school. It includes every classroom in your South Carolina center, infant through pre-K, plus ELBY, LBP University, Spanish and English content, and the assessment and family engagement tools. There are no per-teacher or per-room charges. Materials kits are available through Lakeshore Learning, and our team offers grant-writing support if you are applying for funds.
Yes, at no extra charge. Census survey data shows about one in 11 South Carolinians speaks a language other than English at home, and about 60% of them speak Spanish. LBP includes Spanish lesson content and family materials, so teachers can share what children are learning with families in the language they use at home.
You get the full platform for 30 days. Every classroom in your South Carolina program can teach real lessons, use ELBY and try the family and assessment tools. When the month ends, you choose whether to continue with a yearly subscription. You will not be charged automatically.
Yes. Every LBP lesson, infant through pre-K, is aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, and each activity carries a CLASS® key. South Carolina Head Start and Early Head Start programs can plan with LBP while also working from the SC-ELS. Learn more on our Head Start page.
Sensory, language, and attachment-focused lessons for ages 0–12 months.
Independence, early language, and mobility activities for ages 12–24 months.
Creativity, communication, and social growth for ages 24–36 months.
Standards-aligned, play-based lessons for children ages 3–4 years.
Kindergarten readiness and school-preparedness for children ages 4–5 years.
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Every age band is mapped to the South Carolina Early Learning Standards, so plans for an infant room and a pre-K room come from the same state framework.
Full access for every classroom in your South Carolina program for 30 days. Keep it only if it works for you.
South Carolina directors can reach a real person on our team for setup, training questions and day-to-day help.
Every South Carolina classroom gets full access from day one.
A live look at LBP, focused on your South Carolina program.
Five age bands, 4,000+ activities, one price per school.
