Dec 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...
Dec 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...
Nov 24, 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...
Nov 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...
Oct 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...
Oct 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...
