FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Top 5 things you need to know about Gov. Wolf’s budget PCCY examines the Governor’s budget address for FY 2016/17 . PHILADELPHIA (February 9, 2016) – Here are our top 5 takeaways from today’s budget address in Harrisburg: . 85%: Governor Wolf...
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Comment: PA Plans for Child Care and Development Fund
The Department of Health and Human Services's final Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Pennsylvania, fiscal year 2016-2018. Read the plan to find out what initiatives are in place for child care services in the upcoming years. SEPECC's public comment on the...
Local Access – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun – December 6, 2015
The Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall was packed on Wednesday as Mayor-elect Jim Kenney held a news conference to announce the latest additions to his cabinet. Among them was Nina Ahmad, the current president of the National Organization for Women’s Philadelphia...
Mayor-Elect announces city office appointments – PhillyVoice – December 2, 2015
Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney presented four individuals to his administration Wednesday. And, as he touted, the four individuals who will be the city's Pre-K Director, Chief Service Officer, the Director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs, and the Deputy Mayor for Public...
Waiting for sorely needed pre-K expansion – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 23, 2015
Amid lots of distress about the impact of the Pennsylvania budget impasse on pre-K, the most critical budget issue for the city is actually pre-K expansion. With its enormous unmet need for affordable, quality preschool, Philadelphia had been expecting a huge...
3 Calls and a Cup of Joe – November 12, 2015
This morning, 3 calls and 3 minutes of your time over your cup of morning coffee, could change the lives of 14,000 kids. You may have heard that our leaders in Harrisburg have reached a budget deal. But the level of funding for Pre-K is not where it needs to be and...
For quality pre-K, look for more than the ABCs – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – October 19, 2015
Take a tour of Children’s Village, a highly regarded child-care center in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood, and some of the elements that make it a high-quality program are immediately evident. In Room 303, a group of 3- and 4-year-olds is absorbed in a variety...
Early Intervention changes would help – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – October 7, 2015
Parents in Philadelphia who have concerns that their child may have a disability or a delay can obtain help even before the child reaches school age. A federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, requires Pennsylvania to offer Early Intervention...