Long before the current state budget delay left districts scrambling to cover expenses, some Chester County schools were already struggling with inadequate funding. Nearly half of Chester County’s students (47%) attend five school districts that have faced decades of...
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Children First Releases the 2025 County Reports
Children First is releasing five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, titled, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." Click the images below to download a copy of the report. Bucks County Chester County Delaware County...
REPORTS: A Decade of Stalled Progress
Children First released five reports on the children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, “A Decade of Stalled Progress." The full reports provide a deep analysis of a range of topics that affect children and teens; the Report Briefs are...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Chester County – Feb 2020
The American Dream is eroding in Chester County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
REPORT: Uncharted Territory: Implications of Rising Charter Enrollment in the SE PA Suburbs – Mar 2018
While charter schools in Philadelphia typically take the spotlight, the southeast Pennsylvania suburbs also have a large charter sector. Twenty years into the charter school experiment, this report examines whether charter schools in the suburbs are an efficient and...
Left Out: Chester County Indicators
Children Stuck in Recession in Chester County Despite Recovery READ – Left Out: The Status of Children in Chester County Graphics for social media – please share
Children Stuck in Recession in Suburban Counties Despite Recovery
Children Stuck in Recession in Suburban Counties Despite Recovery Child poverty, lower test scores casts long shadow in Delco, Bucks, Montco and Chester DOWNLOAD "Left Out--The Status of Children in Delaware County" Philadelphia (Oct 3, 2016) – While recent headlines...
Resources for Chester County
PCCY Bottom Line Report on Early Care and Education in Chester County PCCY’s report finds that in Chester County, only 15% of the 285 licensed child care programs are considered high-quality. Across the county, only about 6% of children under five attend a highly...
Economic and Food Security in the Suburbs – Poverty
PCCY found more than 53,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties live in poverty. Click on the links below for a brief summary across all four counties and the full reports. Bucks County – Nearly 9,000 children in Bucks County live in poverty,...
REPORT: Family Economic and Food Security in Chester County – Aug 2014
The number of Chester County children enrolled in SNAP increased by nearly 56% from 2009.