| Early Childhood Education Summit |
The 2011 Early Childhood Summit held at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College November 30-December 2, 2011 was highly successful and featured keynoters and sessions that attendees found inspirational and educational. The 2012 ECE Summit will be October 22-24 at the PennStater Conference Center. Visit the conference web-site at:
http://www.earlychildhoodsummit.org/ |
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| Governor freezes funding for Pre-K Counts & Head Start |
On January 5, 2012, the Governor's Office released the administration's proposed 2011-12 budgetary freeze. Pre-K Counts and the Start Supplemental Assistance Program were cut by 5% with Pre-K Counts losing $4.139 million and Head Start losing $1.864 million. Click Here for more information and a chart outlining how critical state funding for early care and education programs has changed in the last year. |
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| Keep Early Care and Education Strong - Join PACCA |
Stay abreast of child care legislation, current state budget challenges and industry trends by joining PACCA, the voice for early care and education providers for nearly 40 years. |
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| Make a Donation |
Your donation will help PACCA expand the possibilities for providers, families and children. Thank you for your support! (Apr. 20, 11) |
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| PACCA’s Website is Getting a New Look |
Before the end of March 2012, PACCA will be launching an updated and refreshed website. As we move to that goal, visitors may find that some of the current links and pages no longer work. We apologize for the inconvenience. In meantime, please call the office at 717-657-9000 for information that you would typically access by through the site. |
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| 35 States Submit RTT Applications |
Pennsylvania is one of 35 states to submit an application for the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC). Pennsylvania could win up to $70 million. The American Foundation – Early Ed Watch ranked Pennsylvania as one of the “top contenders” in the competition for RTT-ELC. To read more about next steps click here. (Oct. 24, 2011) |
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| Action Alerts |
You can make a big difference in just 5 minutes. That's all it will take to send a letter to your elected officials. |
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| E-mail Domain Changes |
Email for all PACCA employees has changed. In addition, the State Government has announced that email for all Commonwealth employees has been changed. Old email addresses will continue to function so that emails will not be interrupted during this transition. See details. (Aug. 1, 11)
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