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...
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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...
When they talk budget, Wolf and lawmakers can’t forget early childhood education: As We See It – The Patriot News – September 4, 2015
The sharp elbows of politics can sometimes be bruising, however unintentional the bump. As Pennsylvania's budget impasse stretches into its third month, across the commonwealth the impact of political gridlock is beginning to be felt. As PennLive's Jan Murphy notes in...
How the budget impasse is holding preschools hostage – Philadelphia City Paper – September 2, 2015
The Pennsylvania Board of Education's Pre-K Counts program, which launched in 2007 and helps more than 10,000 students, many of them low income, attend preschool in communities across the state, was slated for a huge expansion. Earlier this year, the state board told...
Will Your Child Be Ready For Kindergarten?
This colorful flyer helps parents know what will be expected of their child at kindergarten entry, and gives 10 actions parents can take every day to help their preschool-age children be ready.