Early Learning Resource Center Region 17

Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Region 17 provides a single point-of-contact for Montgomery County families, early learning service providers, and community members looking to gain information and access services that support high-quality child care and early learning programs.

Across Pennsylvania, ELRCs administer over $680 million in child care subsidy and supports. This state and federal investment in Pennsylvania’s working families enables parents to maintain employment while creating opportunities for the commonwealth’s children to develop and learn to their fullest potential. Research has shown that children's learning opportunities in the years before kindergarten have an important effect on their performance in school and beyond.

Through ELRC Region 17, child care professionals can obtain support in building quality outcomes for children by working with quality coaches to achieve Keystone STAR 3 and 4 status, building connections with community partners, and supporting children and families in accessing additional services, such as PA Pre-K Counts, Head Start, home-visiting, and Early Intervention. A Keystone STARS designation informs parents that their children are in a safe, respectful environment in which they are learning new things every day to support their current and future successes in school and in life.

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February Newsletter

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Event - Week of the Young Child

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Local Leadership Council Meeting

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2020 PA One Books

The 2020 PA One Books have been selected! The birth to age 3 book is Freight Train and the age 3 to 5 book is Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!. Books may be ordered through the Scholastic FACE program or look for a copy at your local library. Included below are Fun Guides for each selection; just click on the picture. Visit paonebook.org for more information and let us know how your classrooms enjoyed the books!

Freight Train
Bugs