SC First Steps expands 4K program after receiving $5 million from the governor SC First Steps expands 4K program after receiving $5 million from the governor By Caroline Coleburn | January 10, 2021 at 3:12 PM EST - Updated January 10 at 6:29 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create learning barriers for our stateâs youngest students, and many parents have been faced with the challenge of having to stay home from work because some schools arenât fully open, and they canât afford childcare. This week, Governor Henry McMaster dedicated $5 million dollars from the Governorâs Education Emergency Relief (GEER) Fund to the South Carolina First Steps 4K program to help change that.