Aug 19, 2014
Richard Dunlap sat before 22 children Tuesday at Sonshine Christian Academy, reinforcing the Pre-K students’ mastery of the alphabet by using the alliterative character names from a storybook. Dunlap, the superintendent of the Upper Darby School District, spent about...
Aug 19, 2014
The share of children receiving SNAP increased by 53% from 2009 to 2013.
Aug 19, 2014
School breakfast participation in Delaware County public schools dropped by 10% from 2008 to 2012. Less than one in three eligible students receive breakfast at school.
Aug 19, 2014
The number of Chester County children enrolled in SNAP increased by nearly 56% from 2009.
Aug 17, 2014
PCCY Bottom Line Report on Early Care and Education in Delaware County PCCY’s report finds that just 4% of children under the age of five in Delaware County attend a high-quality child care program. The report found that just 24% of low-income families who receive...
Aug 16, 2014
Young children get one chance to benefit from high-quality pre-k, and delayed investments mean not only lost opportunities, but higher costs to our children and our society for missing those opportunities. These county fact sheets summarize the extent of unmet need...
