Local Leaders Celebrate New Pre-K Counts Classroom
Applaud Commonwealth’s Expansion of Pre-K Access
Confluence, PA (November 17, 2022) — Somerset County Commissioners and other local leaders visited a new Head Start expansion classroom at the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. The Commissioners were joined by Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District and Tableland Services officials, as well as Head Start students to mark the new classrooms with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
“I am very excited by so many visitors to our program today to mark the passage of the 2022-23 state budget that includes a $79 million increase for more of Pennsylvania’s three- and four-year-olds to attend Pre-K Counts and Head Start,” said Anne Garrison, Director of Early Childhood Education at Tableland Services. “This $79 million increase is important because we know that 62% of income eligible 3- and 4-year-olds in Somerset County do not yet have access to publicly funded high-quality pre-k. This equates to more than 600 income eligible three- and four-year-olds still lacking access to these services every year in our County.
“Across Pennsylvania more than 100,000 eligible three- and four-year-olds are waiting. Tableland Services, Inc. Early Childhood Programs are committed to helping educate the youngest learners to keep the Commonwealth growing in its early childhood programs.”
The Head Start expansion classroom at Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District was made possible by the infusion of an additional $60 million in funding for the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program and $19 million for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program as part of the state’s 2022-2023 state budget. Together, this new funding will allow roughly 2,300 additional students access to high-quality pre-k. Pre-K Counts and the Head Start State Supplemental are the primary state funding sources for high-quality pre-k in Pennsylvania.
Kara McFalls, Associate Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Head Start Association and a principal partner in the Pre-K for PA Campaign, noted that access to high-quality pre-k is an important part of a child’s opportunity to lead a prosperous life. McFalls cited a recent study by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill showing that kids enrolled in Pre-K Counts outperformed kindergarten peers who did not have access to pre-k. This advantage equated to four to five months of learning gains, which is a substantial difference in development at that age.
“These outcomes are significant because language and math skills have been shown to be the school readiness skills that most strongly predict later academic achievement,” said McFalls.
McFalls also referenced recent polling data showing that 90 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania agreed that early care and education are important investments that help set kids on a path to leading healthy and productive lives.
Participants thanked lawmakers for their support at the state level that has led to more state funding for Pre-K Counts and Head Start year after year.
ABOUT PRE-K FOR PA
Pre-K for PA is an issue campaign supported by thousands of individuals and organizations across Pennsylvania who believe that investing in our children is a necessary and urgent priority. For more information, visit prekforpa.org.
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State Leaders & Families Celebrate New Pre-K Counts Classroom
Applaud $79 Million Increase to Expand Pre-K Access
Canonsburg, PA — Pennsylvania State Senator Camera Bartolotta and staff from Representative Tim O’Neal’s office joined Blueprints for a visit to the new Pre-K Counts expansion classroom in the Frank Sarris Public Library. They were joined by the CEO of Blueprints, Darlene Bigler, the Executive Director of the library, Peggy Tseng, and Vice Chair of the Library Board of Trustees, Marsha Blanco, staff from Blueprints, WQED, and Trying Together, and pre-k students and families to mark the new classroom with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
“I am thrilled that Senator Bartolotta is visiting our program today to mark the passage of the 2022-23 state budget that includes a $79 million increase for more of Pennsylvania’s three- and four-year-olds to attend Pre-K Counts and Head Start,” said Darlene Bigler, CEO of Blueprints. “This $79 million increase is important because we know that 56 percent of income eligible 3- and 4-year-olds in Washington County do not yet have access to publicly funded high-quality pre-k. This equates to almost 1,180 income eligible three- and four-year-olds still lacking access to these services every year in our County. Across Pennsylvania more than 100,000 eligible three- and four-year-olds are waiting.”
Blueprints and the Frank Sarris Public Library collaborated to open a Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts classroom at the library made possible by the infusion of an additional $60 million in funding for the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program and $19 million for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program as part of the state’s 2022-2023 state budget. Together, this new funding will allow roughly 2,300 additional students access to high-quality pre-k. Pre-K Counts and the Head Start State Supplemental are the primary state funding sources for high-quality pre-k in Pennsylvania. As a part of the National Ready to Learn Learning Neighborhoods Initiative, WQED has partnered with Blueprints, the Frank Sarris Public Library, the City Mission, and Wylandville Elementary School to bring educational resources and events to young children and families in the Canon McMillan School District area. This partnership has been very valuable and has provided a great deal of educational resources and partnerships to support families of young children.
Marsha Blanco, Vice Chair of the Frank Sarris Library Board of Trustees, noted that access to high-quality pre-k is an important part of a child’s opportunity to lead a prosperous life and that she knew this first hand as her first job was as a preschool teacher. “I look at the little ones and I think of their future,” said Blanco on the importance of the classroom as part of the community library.
Senator Bartolotta commented on the partnership as a “shining example of how you can have community organizations that can work together to support their children.” The Senator also noted that she is proud to continue supporting investments in early learning.
“Investments in pre-k are worthwhile as these programs support children’s language and math skills and set them up for success, ” said Senator Bartolotta.
Participants thanked Senator Bartolotta and Representative O’Neal for their leadership at the state level that has led to more state funding for Pre-K Counts and Head Start year after year.
Pre-K for PA is an issue campaign supported by thousands of individuals and organizations across Pennsylvania who believe that investing in our children is a necessary and urgent priority. For more information, visit prekforpa.org.
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The Children’s Center Welcomes Governor Wolf and Local Leaders
Wolf, Local Leaders Mark 2021-22 Pre-K Expansion
ERIE, PA (September 9, 2022) – Pre-K Counts provider The Children’s Center/Volunteers of America welcomed Governor Tom Wolf and local leaders today to mark the $79 million pre-k expansion included in the final 2022–23 Pennsylvania budget.
Governor Wolf discussed the importance of the continued investment in high-quality pre-k in PA with community leaders and visited with the students and teachers at the center. The historic $79 million increase included in the final 2022-23 state budget will afford more than 2,300 additional children to attend pre-k in the upcoming school year.
“Early childhood learning programs are good for children, but they’re also good for families and our economy, too,” said Governor Wolf. “Think about it – parents and caregivers rely on affordable, accessible childcare so they can go to work. When we ensure that high-quality early learning programs are available for children, we are making a direct investment in our communities and our commonwealth’s economy. At a time of record inflation and families feeling the pinch of soaring costs for childcare, these investments are even more critically important.”
Joining Governor Wolf in discussion was Senator Pat Browne; Representative Mike Schlossberg; Representative Peter Schweyer; Betty Druckenmiller, director of The Children’s Center/Volunteers of America; Kari King, President and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children; and Rasbell Espiritu, the parent of a pre-k child.
“Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and the Pre-K for PA campaign deeply appreciate the bipartisan support for pre-k programs in the state, including the leadership of Governor Wolf, Senator Browne, Representative Schlossberg and Representative Schweyer,” said Kari King, President and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. “Their support shows that policymakers understand these programs’ value and efficacy: a recent study of Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts showed enrolled children outperformed their kindergarten peers who did not have access.
“It’s clear that high-quality, publicly funded pre-k pays dividends and is a smart return on investment.”
“I’m thrilled that Governor Wolf and our local state officials are visiting our program today to mark the $79 million increase for more of Pennsylvania’s three- and four-year-olds to attend Pre-K Counts and Head Start,” said Betty Druckenmiller, director of The Children’s Center/Volunteers of America. “This is an important investment in our community as we continue to see a high demand for high-quality early learning programs.”
A study by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill confirmed that the Commonwealth’s investment in pre-k is paying dividends for the children fortunate enough to access pre-k through Pennsylvania’s Pre-K Counts program. In language and math skills, the study showed that these kids outperformed their kindergarten peers who did not enjoy access – an advantage that equated to four to five months of learning gains, which is a substantial difference in development at that age.
Pre-K for PA is an issue campaign supported by individuals and organizations across Pennsylvania who believe that investing in our children is the right choice and an urgent necessity. Our vision is that every 3- and 4-year-old in Pennsylvania will have access to high-quality pre-k. For more information www.prekforpa.org.
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2022-23 State Budget: Growth for Pre-k, Child Care and Home Visitation
Budget deal stops short of recurring funds to raise child care wages
HARRISBURG, PA (July 8, 2022) – Today, the principal partners of Early Learning Pennsylvania (ELPA), a statewide coalition of advocates focused on supporting young Pennsylvanians from birth to age five, issued the following statements regarding the final 2022-23 Pennsylvania state budget. ELPA operates four issue-based advocacy campaigns: Pre-K for PA, Start Strong PA, Childhood Begins at Home and Thriving PA.
Budget Expands Pre-K Access and Boosts Rates for Providers
“The Pre-K for PA campaign applauded the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Wolf for once again expanding state funding for high-quality pre-k. The 2022-23 state budget includes $60 million in new state funding for PA Pre-K Counts and $19 million for PA’s Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program. Over the past eight years, investment in these critical early learning programs have increased by nearly 180%, serving tens of thousands more eligible children.
“Public investment in high-quality pre-k has become a consensus issue in Pennsylvania; aligning political parties, rural, urban and suburban communities, and families across the commonwealth on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that improves the life chances of Pennsylvania’s children. State leaders including Governor Wolf and Senator Pat Browne deserve recognition for their role in Pennsylvania’s continued expansion of Pre-K for PA. According to a recent poll, 90% of likely Pennsylvania voters said that formal early childhood care and education are important in helping set kids on a path toward leading healthy and productive lives.
“The $79 million expansion will provide high-quality pre-k to over 2,300 additional young learners as well as increase rates for providers to support the early care and education workforce and address rising costs. The Pre-K for PA campaign thanks our more than 20,000 supporters for lending their voices to advance the power of pre-k to more of Pennsylvania’s youngest learners.”
Budget Utilizes One-Time Funds to Stabilize Child Care Workforce
“The Start Strong PA Campaign appreciates the General Assembly’s effort to stabilize child care programs by including $90 million in one-time discretionary American Rescue Plan Act federal funding to support bonuses for child care staff. These funds will provide desperate child care programs the short-term solutions they need to alleviate the workforce recruitment and retention crisis.
“Unfortunately, this budget misses the opportunity to provide long-term solutions to the tens of thousands of families who are struggling to find child care to return to work, as it fails to address the root cause of Pennsylvania’s devastating child care crisis – a history of low wages, resulting in thousands of open staffing positions and more than 1,600 closed classrooms. Currently there are 32,400 children sitting on waiting lists in child care programs as a result of 7,000 vacant child care staffing positions statewide.
“Even though child care professionals have a significant impact on our children, their families, and our economic recovery, they make, on average, less than $11.00 an hour. This budget does nothing to raise child care wages on an on-going basis to help solve for this systemic issue. It is not surprising that this industry, with 50% of professionals who work in it qualifying for government benefits, cannot compete for staff with other industries offering higher wages for less specialized skills.
“This budget also increases state child care funding by $25 million, allowing families currently enrolled in Child Care Works to continue receiving a child care subsidy up to 300% of poverty. These new funds should also have the flexibility to support the 160,978 children younger than age 5 who are eligible but have yet to be served. Start Strong PA partners have long encouraged the state to advertise Child Care Works to ensure every family who needs the financial support is aware and thus able to enroll their children in child care.
“Sadly, Pennsylvania’s elected leadership has fallen short on ensuring the availability of sustainable child care funds to stabilize the industry. Without a stabilized child care system, families will continue to struggle to find and afford high-quality child care significantly impacting their ability to return to work and remain employed.”
Budget Makes Historic Investment in Evidence-Based Home Visiting
“Childhood Begins at Home is pleased with the historic increase of $15 million for evidence-based home visiting in the Department of Human Services budget to serve an additional 3,800 pregnant women, children and families. In addition, $1 million is earmarked for the Nurse-Family Partnership line item to serve 200 more families.
“Voluntary, evidence-based home visiting programs mentor parents and others raising children and provide supports to address substance use disorders, develop school readiness, improve maternal and child health, promote economic self-sufficiency, and reduce abuse and neglect.
“Policymakers made a wise decision to diversify funding and meet families where they are in counties across the state so more parents and their children can access the research-proven benefits the home visiting models deliver.
“With this investment, we can increase service levels beyond the 5% of Pennsylvania families currently served.”
Funding Increases Included for Early Intervention Programs
“Our campaign is pleased the budget includes an increase of $9.3 million for the Early Intervention Part C (infants and toddlers) program in the Department of Human Services budget. Some budget documents show an increase of $12.2 million, which is also accurate, as it does not include additional stimulus dollars. The Early Intervention Part B (age-three-to-five) program in the Department of Education budget is receiving a $10 million increase.”
In summary, the final 2022-23 Pennsylvania state budget included:
- $60 million in additional funding for the state’s Pre-K Counts program, which will serve over 2,300 additional young children.
- $19 million in additional funding for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program.
- Level funding for the state Child Care Assistance line item.
- $25 million in Child Care Services specifically to serve families currently enrolled in Child Care Works up to 300% of poverty or the state median income (whichever is lower).
- $90 million in federal funding to provide one-time child care staff recruitment and retention bonuses.
- $15 million in additional funding for evidence-based home visiting in the Community-Based Family Center line item and $1 million for the Nurse-Family Partnership line item.
- $9.3 million for the Early Intervention Part C (infants and toddlers) program through DHS (this figure also appears as $12.2 million when stimulus dollars are not included).
- $10 million for the Early Intervention Part B (age-three-to-five) program through PDE.
- Creation of a Pennsylvania Child Care Tax Credit equal to 30% of the federal credit to support working families.
About Pre-K for PA
Pre-K for PA launched in 2014 with the vision that every 3- and 4-year-old in Pennsylvania will have access to high-quality pre-k. Learn more at www.prekforpa.org.
About Start Strong PA
Start Strong PA launched in 2019 to support healthy child development, working families, and the economy by increasing access to and affordability of high-quality child care programs for young children. Learn more at www.startstrongpa.org.
About Childhood Begins At Home
Childhood Begins At Home is a statewide campaign launched in 2017 to help policymakers and the public understand the value of evidence-based home visiting and support public investments in the programs. Learn more at www.childhoodbeginsathome.org.
About Thriving PA
Thriving PA is a perinatal and child health campaign launched in 2021 and is working to ensure each birthing person, infant, and toddler in Pennsylvania has the opportunity for affordable, quality health care access. Learn more at www.thrivingpa.org.
Child Development Centers Welcomes State Senator Dan Laughlin and Local Officials to New Downtown Site
Erie, PA (June 1, 2022) – Head Start and Keystone STAR 4 child care provider Child Development Centers, Inc. welcomed PA State Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49), Erie County First Assistant District Attorney Jessica Reger and Nick Scott, Vice President, Scott Enterprises, today for a tour and conversation at its new Downtown location at 121 East 10th Street in Erie. The officials discussed the ongoing historic workforce shortages the early care and education sector faces that are threatening both pre-kindergarten and child care capacity in Pennsylvania. Also participating in the discussion were Rina Irwin, Chief Executive Officer at Child Development Centers, Inc.; Bruce Clash, Pennsylvania State Director, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids; and Tracy Weaver, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children (PennAEYC).
Rina Irwin, Chief Executive Officer of Child Development Centers, Inc., emphasized the impact that staffing shortages are having on the children the nonprofit serves across the region. “Consistent, positive interactions in the classroom are vital to a child’s healthy development and academic success. Turnover places a strain on our administrative staff as we work to promote seamless transitions to ensure that each child’s developmental and academic growth remain uninterrupted throughout this process.”
Throughout Erie County and the entire commonwealth, early learning providers are experiencing significant staffing shortages due to a lack of applicants, in part because the average child care worker makes only $10.69 per hour. A March 2022 survey of nearly 1,000 PA child care providers indicated that these low wages are not only impacting the child care teachers, but also are driving a state-wide staffing crisis. This crisis has resulted in over 32,400 children currently sitting on waiting lists for a child care slot and nearly 7,000 open child care staff positions. More than 30,000 additional children could be served if child care programs were fully staffed.
Speakers made it clear that the child care staffing crisis is very real and impacting local families’ ability to access care they need in order to work. Erie County providers responding to the survey reported 220 open staffing positions. Those 34 programs could serve 823 more children if they were fully staffed.
Nick Scott, Vice President of Scott Enterprises in Erie, said, “One thing that became clear during the COVID-19 pandemic is how crucial early care and education programs are to a family’s ability to work. A lack of child care is a barrier to our community’s economic recovery because it impacts not only working families, but also employers’ ability to hire the workforce they need.”
The panel stressed the need for direct action to boost wages for early care and education professionals. Given that Governor Wolf’s budget proposal flat funds Pennsylvania’s Child Care Services and Child Care Assistance line items for the third consecutive year, advocates are urging state policymakers to allocate $115 million in sustainable state and/or federal funds to provide a $2 per hour wage increase for teachers and staff. This would help child care providers attract new teachers and retain their current workers.
Expanding access to state-funded high-quality pre-k for more eligible children was also discussed. Erie County First Assistant District Attorney Jessica Reger noted the significant long-term research showing that young children who participate in high-quality early learning programs are less likely to be held back in school, are more likely to graduate from high school and are less likely to have problematic social and self-control behavior that can lead to later juvenile and adult crime. She described important benefits that children receive when early learning providers engage parents to help their children become eager learners. “Healthy child development and being ready to enter school put children on the path to success instead of delinquency,” she said. “Law enforcement leaders know that our best strategy to increase public safety is to expand programs like high-quality pre-k and child care.”
Governor Wolf’s proposed 2022-23 state budget includes a $60 million increase for Pre-K Counts and $10 million increase for the Head Start State Supplemental Assistance Program, which continues the tradition of expanding access to high quality pre-k. This new funding will serve approximately 2,300 additional children in these high-quality early learning programs and would provide a rate increase for providers to increase teacher compensation, bolster the early education workforce and enhance program quality.
Localized data was also provided showing that 81 percent of the 5,990 eligible children under age five in Erie County—or 4,840 children—are not served by Child Care Works (CCW), the Pennsylvania state subsidized child care program based on family income. Additionally, 2,165 children–or 48 percent of eligible children–do not have access to high-quality publicly funded pre-k in Erie County.
Early Care and Education in Governor Wolf’s 2022-23 State Budget Proposal
HARRISBURG, PA (February 9, 2022) – Today, the principal partners of Early Learning Pennsylvania (ELPA), a statewide coalition of advocates focused on supporting young Pennsylvanians from birth to age five, issued the following statements regarding Governor Tom Wolf’s 2022-23 state budget proposal. ELPA operates four issue-based advocacy campaigns: Pre-K for PA, Start Strong PA, Childhood Begins at Home and Thriving PA.
Wolf Proposal Continues to Expand Pre-K Access
Pre-K for PA applauds the $60 million state funding increase for Pre-K Counts and $10 million increase for Head Start Supplemental Assistance as proposed by Gov. Wolf in the 2022-23 state budget. This funding continues the commonwealth’s tradition and Gov. Wolf’s unwavering commitment of expanding access to high-quality pre-k. This $70 million proposal expansion could provide this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to more than 2,300 additional young learners.
Research shows that high-quality pre-k benefits children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development and confirms the commonwealth’s investment in pre-k pays dividends for the children fortunate enough to access it. This investment is not only essential for our children, but high-quality early education supports labor force participation, healthy families and a globally competitive workforce of the future. By increasing pre-k access and opening the door to more families, our economic recovery reaps the benefits.
Pre-K for PA now urges the legislature to include the full $70 million for high-quality pre-k in the state budget— Pennsylvania’s youngest learners depend on it.
Budget Proposal Fails to Adequately Invest in Child Care
The Wolf Administration’s budget proposal is an inadequate response to the current child care crisis and misses an important opportunity to help working families in search of affordable high-quality care. Furthermore, failure to fully stabilize the child care sector jeopardizes the efforts of Pennsylvania businesses trying to rehire their labor force. Child care programs are closing classrooms and entire facilities due to teacher and staff shortages. Child care staff are overworked and underpaid with the average child care teacher making less than $11 per hour.
The Governor’s budget proposal does utilize federal funds to sustain the current fiscal year’s child care subsidy rate increase, reduction in parent co-payments and incentives for providing non-traditional hour care. While these steps are important, they are not sufficient, especially in light of flat funding for Pennsylvania’s Child Care Services and Child Care Assistance line items for the third consecutive year.
Start Strong PA urges state policymakers to allocate a portion of the projected year-end surplus of $2.8 billion to address staff recruitment and retention and increase access to quality care for working families, specifically for infants and toddlers.
Governor’s Home Visiting Proposal Marks Recommitment to Investments
Childhood Begins at Home is pleased with the $15 million increase for home visiting in the Department of Human Services (DHS) budget to serve an additional 3,800 pregnant women, children, and families. Voluntary evidence-based home visiting, funded in part by the Community-Based Family Center line, is backed by decades of research. The programs have been a lifeline for families in every legislative district during the pandemic.
The six state-funded models that deliver evidence-based home visiting are currently competitively applying for contracts as part of Pennsylvania’s Family Support Programs, which is a crucial part of the equation in serving more families. Following two years of level funding, the campaign is pleased to see Gov. Wolf’s proposed investment that restarts his commitment to increasing service levels beyond the 5% of Pennsylvania families currently served.
Address Highlights Importance of Perinatal and Child Health
When mothers are healthy, children are healthy. That is why ensuring individuals have access to insurance before, during, and after their baby’s birth is vitally important and can have lasting impacts on health outcomes. The proposed state budget includes funding to expand the postpartum coverage period in Medicaid from 60 days to 12 months, which the Thriving PA campaign welcomes. Medicaid is a significant source of insurance for Pennsylvania women and birthing individuals— especially for women of color— so expanding coverage to a full year postpartum is a vital step towards closing racial and health disparities.
Additionally, we must ensure all children birth through age five with developmental delays are identified, referred to and accepted for the services they need to reach their fullest potential. The proposed state budget includes an increase of $11.5 million for the Early Intervention Part C (infant and toddler) program in the Department of Human Services budget, which includes $1.2 million to specifically add an eligibility category for tracking children in early intervention with mothers who screen positive for maternal depression or anxiety. The Early Intervention Part B (age three to five) program in the Department of Education (PDE) budget is level-funded in the governor’s proposal.
Governor Wolf’s state budget proposal included:
- $60 million in additional funding for the state’s Pre-K Counts program.
- $10 million in additional funding for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program. Together, this $70 million expansion could serve approximately 2,300 additional young children.
- Level funding for the state Child Care Assistance and Child Care Services line items.
- $77.7 million in federal funding to sustain child care subsidy base rates.
- $44.3 million in federal funding to sustain the reduction in out-of-pocket family co-payments.
- $6.1 million in federal child care funding to sustain the incentive for providing non-traditional hour care.
- $30 million in state funding to provide state employees with increased access to and affordability of child care through the Department of General Services.
- $15 million in additional funding for evidence-based home visiting in the Community-Based Family Center line item as well as $8 million in one-time federal stimulus funds specified for home visiting.
- Funding allocated for postpartum coverage extension for women in Medicaid from 60 days to 12 months.
- $11.5 million in increased funding for the Early Intervention Part C (infant and toddler) program through DHS, with $1.2 million allocated for children eligible for tracking when their mothers have a positive screen for postpartum depression or anxiety.
- Level-funding for the Part B Early Intervention program (age three to five) offered through PDE.
About Pre-K for PA
Pre-K for PA launched in 2014 with the vision that every 3- and 4-year-old in Pennsylvania will have access to high-quality pre-k. Learn more at www.prekforpa.org.
About Start Strong PA
Start Strong PA launched in 2019 to support healthy child development, working families, and the economy by increasing access to and affordability of high-quality child care programs for young children. Learn more at www.startstrongpa.org.
About Childhood Begins At Home
Childhood Begins At Home is a statewide campaign launched in 2017 to help policymakers and the public understand the value of evidence-based home visiting and support public investments in the programs. Learn more at www.childhoodbeginsathome.org.
About Thriving PA
Thriving PA is a perinatal and child health campaign launched in 2021 and is working to ensure each birthing person, infant, and toddler in Pennsylvania has the opportunity for affordable, quality health care access. Learn more at www.thrivingpa.org.
