Helping communities reach their promise
 Quality early learning for our children today prepares them for high
quality jobs tomorrow. A high quality workforce empowers Pennsylvania to
compete nationally and globally, improving the quality of life for all.
Communities need to join the efforts of the families, teachers, and
organizations in their communities to make quality early learning a
reality for every child.
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Early Childhood Community Engagement
Groups (CEGs) are located in each county to
convene everyone interested in quality early learning to educate the
community about the issues of early education, promote the
importance of high quality programs, identify gaps in service, and
explore additional funding sources to address unmet needs. The 58
Community Engagement Groups are sponsored by a wide variety of
parent organizations including United Ways, intermediate units,
child care consortiums, community action programs, child and family
councils, health related organizations, and community agencies.
Community Engagement Groups serve all 67 counties.
The work of the CEGs focuses on educating and fostering
relationships with parents, government, businesses, schools, and the
early learning community about quality early learning; and
facilitating linkages between schools, early learning programs, and
other stakeholders to promote the smooth transition of children from
preschool to kindergarten. CEGs also publish an annual Community
Report Card that highlights early learning opportunities in their
county. CEGs are an excellent opportunity for individuals interested
in quality early education to build local networks and become
champions for children in their community.
- Each partnership site for the
Pre K Counts
Public Private Partnership for Educational Success
facilitates local pre-kindergarten partnerships among school
district, Head Start, child care and early intervention programs and
engages community, education and business leaders to support quality
pre-kindergarten in their communities.
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