GREENVILLE — LaVonda Paul, who has been in the childcare business for 19 years, makes mental notes of her students’ shoe sizes.

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The families who come to Paul’s child development center in Greenville, Small Impressions , need a safe place for their children to learn preschool skills. But many need a lot more than that. Paul maintains ties with businesses and charities that donate clothes and food to Small Impressions. She

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