The Punishment is too Big for the Crime

Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as young as ten years old to be arrested, prosecuted in juvenile court, and even locked up. Children in Pennsylvania as young as 10 years old can be arrested… and jailed.  Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as...

Priorities for Early Childhood Education in Pennsylvania

A Call to Action by the Early Childhood Provider Council Racial Equity Subcommittee The Early Childhood Provider Council’s Racial Equity Subcommittee, supported by Children First, is dedicated to addressing systemic inequities in Pennsylvania’s early childhood...

PA Voters Show Strong Support for Paid Family Leave in PA

A recent poll of voters in Pennsylvania shows strong bipartisan support for paid family leave including among the most conservative and pro-Trump voters. The poll of 735 likely voters statewide was conducted in March 2025. In addition, 120 registered Republicans were...

PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget

PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2021) – Governor Wolf’s FY 2021-2022 budget proposal includes historic levels of investment that will improve the life chances of all children, especially children of color and low-income children in the commonwealth. It is hard to...