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The latest news from Pre-K for PA, highlighted media coverage of pre-k, and other up-to-the minute information.

A Good Day for Pre-K!

A Good Day for Pre-K!

The Pre-K for PA campaign, along with the Early Learning PA coalition, today applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for substantial increases to state investments in high-quality pre-kindergarten and child care – investments that will help Pennsylvania make up lost ground and increase access to high-quality early learning programs for more children.

The State of Pre-K in Your County

The State of Pre-K in Your County

Young children get one chance to benefit from high-quality pre-k, and delayed investments mean not only lost opportunities, but higher costs to our children and our society for missing those opportunities. Pennsylvania should put the needs of our children first by...

Centre Daily Times: One-Stop Shop: Preschool Fair Allows Parents to Examine Child-Care Options

Centre Daily Times: One-Stop Shop: Preschool Fair Allows Parents to Examine Child-Care Options

Sponsored by Mothers & More, and hosted at the State College Area High School South Building, fair director Melissa MacNeely said the event aimed to bring multiple preschools to potential clients at one venue.

“It’s a convenient way to bring their options to them,” MacNeely said. “They can look at the preschools and programs, and narrow down their search and find anything from Montessori schools or faith-based preschools or really anything they’re looking for.”

Erie Times Editorial: Why PA Needs to Invest in Pre-K

Erie Times Editorial: Why PA Needs to Invest in Pre-K

The path to educational success for Pennsylvania’s children begins even before the doors open on the first day of kindergarten. There is already strong agreement across partisan and geographic lines that expanding access to high-quality pre-K is a smart, cost-effective way to ensure all children enter school ready to learn. Now the time has come for action.

Philadelphia Inquirer Op-ed: New Pa. Leaders Should Invest in Prekindergarten

Philadelphia Inquirer Op-ed: New Pa. Leaders Should Invest in Prekindergarten

The path to educational success for children begins even before the doors open on the first day of kindergarten. There is already strong agreement across partisan and geographic lines that expanding access to high-quality prekindergarten is a smart, cost-effective way to ensure all children enter school ready to learn. Now the time has come for action.

Pre-K for PA Partners Push for Greater Access to  Pre-K at Philadelphia Mayor’s Event

Pre-K for PA Partners Push for Greater Access to Pre-K at Philadelphia Mayor’s Event

Several founding members of the statewide Pre-K for PA campaign led an early learning summit today hosted by Mayor Michael Nutter, including The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, and Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC).