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By Jenny Roberts | May 27, 2022 Lehigh Valley officials and community leaders are calling for increased funding for early child care and pre-kindergarten education to address a worker shortage exacerbated by the pandemic. Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers hosted a...

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf, educators, discuss proposal for increased funding for Pre-K By Zoë Read | April 20, 2022 Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf moderated a virtual panel discussion with early childhood educators on Wednesday to discuss Gov. Tom Wolf’s early...

Gov. Wolf applauds state investment but warns more than cash is needed for early learning October 12, 2021 An additional $30 million in state funding for early childhood education in 2021-22 will provide early learning programs for an additional 3,200 Pennsylvania...

$30M more in Pa. funding boosts pre-K learning, Wolf says in Lehigh Valley visit Sep. 30, 2021 The first years of development for Pennsylvania children took center-stage Thursday in Allentown, as Gov. Tom Wolf visited to announce millions in new funding for pre-K...

State budget boosted early childhood ed by $30 million July 20, 2021 Gov. Tom Wolf joined lawmakers and advocates for early childhood education Monday to tout the benefits of a $30 million boost in funding for Pre-K Counts and Head Start programs included in the...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf pushes Pre-K expansion Jul 8, 2021 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will be in Lancaster Thursday, promoting the state's plan to expand pre-kindergarten. The 2021 to 2022 Pennsylvania state budget, which was signed into law at the end of June,...

Parents seeking child care struggle with access, costs June 26, 2021 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — As Megan Garman’s due date approached, she began making calls to several child care centers in the Johnstown area to get her daughter enrolled, but found herself signing up for...

CHILD CARE IN CRISIS | Many advocating for 'high-quality' early childhood education June 19, 2021 Leah Spangler, CEO of The Learning Lamp, is an advocate for early childhood education, especially due to the benefits such programs provide. “Having access to quality...

Rep. Sonney discusses the importance of investing in early education May 06, 2021 A panel came together with a local Representative Thursday to discuss the importance of investing in early education. Representative Curt Sonney met with multiple members of the Erie...