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Governor Wolf’s 2016/17 Budget: Pre-K
Coverage Gap for Hispanic Children
Pennsylvania’s rate of uninsured Hispanic children is now at 7.4 percent, according to a new report released today by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, the National Council of La Raza, and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). The report...
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...
Dream Care Presentations
The 2015 presentation describes how the Dream Care initiative would help insure children in Pennsylvania who are undocumented and uninsured. The second presentation, by Sonya Schwartz, Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, gives a national...
Separate and Unequal: A Path Forward for Neighborhood High Schools – Charts, Graphs and Tables
Clearly, The Philadelphia School District faces many challenges ranging from financial instability, to insufficient funds, to high staff turnover, markedly at-risk student population and epidemically low levels of performance. This report on the neighborhood high...
Dream Care: Stories
Children First (then as PCCY) interviewed 53 parents of children like Maria’s, and our investigation found that 85% of parents said they had to delay or forego care for their child due to lack of insurance. Among these families we found: 100% of parents stated that...
Picasso Project Brochure – 2015/2016
Click here to learn more about the Picasso Project. Click here to learn more about applying for an arts grant for your school.
For Picasso Project Applicants: Grant Application Budget Template 2016
This template allows applicants to create a budget for their arts education project to submit with their application.
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.