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Getting Back to Business: Non-Traditional Hour Child Care

Mar 30, 2022

The research is clear that there is a strong need for non-traditional hour child care. Pennsylvania child care regulations define non-traditional hour child care…

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Baby Steps To Improving and Expanding Infant Toddler Child Care in Philadelphia

Oct 11, 2019

The numbers are staggering!  There are 17,000 Philadelphia babies eligible for state subsidy who remain unserved and most families have out-of-pocket child care costs…

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Murtha Center: Poverty’s Effect on Early Literacy

Apr 9, 2019
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Philadelphia’s Pre-K Expansion Builds on State and Federal Resources

Aug 1, 2017
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Assessing Kindergarten Readiness in Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2015

The Pennsylvania Kindergarten Entry Inventory (KEI) is a 30 question, observational assessment of learning skills of students starting kindergarten across five key areas: Social…

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How Does Access to Childcare Affect High School Completion?

Aug 22, 2014

PCCY’s report finds that teen parents encounter multiple barriers as they try to return to the classroom and earn their high school diploma.

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Early Care and Education in Montgomery County

Aug 13, 2014

PCCY’s report finds that only 20% of licensed child care programs in Montgomery County are considered high-quality.  As a result, only 7% of children…

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Early Care and Education in Delaware County

Aug 13, 2014

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…

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Early Care and Education in Chester County

Aug 13, 2014

PCCY’s report finds that in Chester County, only 15% of the 285 licensed child care programs are considered high-quality.  Across the county, only about…

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Early Care and Education in Bucks County

Aug 13, 2014

PCCY finds that only 18% of licensed child care programs in Bucks County are considered high-quality.  For low-income families who receive publicly subsidized care,…

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