Leann Malone is the Executive Director of Lancaster County First Steps in South Carolina. It is the only dedicated and comprehensive early childhood nonprofit in Lancaster County focused solely on getting children from birth to age 5 ready for school and life success. The organization served nearly 4,000 children across the county last year, providing programs and services that improved children's health, strengthened families, expanded access to quality childcare, supported literacy, increased participation in 4K programs, and helped rising kindergartners transition into school. Learn more at www.lancastercountyfirststeps.org.