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Gov. Wolf visited Kiddie Space Heights with Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg Snead to spotlight his $25 million child care tax credit program that will give back $180 to $630 to Pennsylvania’s working families with young children.
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Here are five takeaways from recent testimony in the landmark lawsuit over Pennsylvania's method of funding public education.
Gov. Wolf visited Kiddie Space Heights with Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg Snead to spotlight his $25 million child care tax credit program that will give back $180 to $630 to Pennsylvania’s working families with young children.
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Your View: Pennsylvania made a good move in the latest budget by increasing the amount of money dedicated to pre-K education but there is still a large unfilled need that is critical to fill so parents can go to work and the state's economy can fully recover from the pandemic, the author contends.
Since Frock Childcare Learning Center began offering a free pre-K program, the center has served a “broader range” of local children and families, according to Frock teacher Lauren Markiewicz. Two years ago, the Mt. Pleasant center partnered with the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette to offer Pre-K Counts, a division