Pennsylvania continues its support of quality early childhood education encouraged by Governor Rendell through a number of new initiatives.

The Office of Child Development has been created as a partnership of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare and Department of Education allowing a more concise focus on issues in Early Care and Education.

Results of this focus have been the new Keystone STARS program for quality child care, continued supportive funding for early education in the form of Accountability Block Grants, Head Start Supplemental Assistance programs, and Partnership for Quality Pre-Kindergarten Program, increased funding for T.E.A.C.H. (Together Education And Compensation Helps), and creation of the Early Learning Keys to Quality initiative.

Fayette County is pleased to be a part of these initiatives with the Fayette County Early Care and Education Committee.  It is also excited by the support of Fayette County Child Care Providers for the Keystone STARS program for Quality Child Care.  The following regulated child care providers are enrolled in Keystone STARS (as of June 30, 2010):

• ABC School House • Amy Ferlands Creative Childcare • Campbell Family Child Care • Country Kids Learning Center • Deborah Koonse Family Child Care • Denise Kooser Group Day Care Home • Duck Hollow Discovery Learning Center • Duck Hollow Discovery Learning Center /Cubs Den • ECHO Child Development • Guardian Angels Day Care & Learning Center • Harbarger Family Day Care • Health First Medical Center Day Care Center • Kids Korner Child Day Care • Little Blessings Day Care • Little Kid Zone Child Care • Martha Colebank Family Day Care Home • Mary Tressler's Faith Learning Center • Patricia Marmol Family Day Care • Pinky Toes Childcare and Development Center • Rainbow Dreams Inc. • Smithfield Learning Center • T.L.C. Daycare