Employer Case Studies
Most Pennsylvania employers want to help working families address child care needs, but few realize that resources are available to help. These case studies explore successful initiatives, created with available resources in the Business Toolkit, that were custom-crafted to meet local child care needs for communities and workforces. We encourage you to use these examples as a model to inspire your own approach and explore practical solutions that will benefit your business and workforce.
Keystone Scholars: PA Treasury Funds Early Scholarship Accounts for all PA children
With the launch of Keystone Scholars in 2019, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to enact legislation that provides a universal, automatic, at-birth deposit of $100 into scholarship accounts for EVERY child born to Pennsylvania residents...
Erie County Investing in Families Phase I—Educator Retention Awards
By investing in educator retention awards, Erie County is stabilizing the child care workforce, reducing teacher attrition, and expanding access to quality early learning for working families across the region.
Catherine Hershey Schools
for Early Learning
With 72% of eligible young children in Pennsylvania not receiving subsidized care, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning stepped in to meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality early care.
York County ECHO Program Expands ECE Grants
The York County ECHO Program is addressing the local child care crisis by expanding grant opportunities to support existing providers and new entrepreneurs, aiming to increase access to high-quality early childhood education across the region.
Children's Village Expands the ECE Workforce
Children's Village in Philadelphia addresses the early care and education workforce crisis by partnering with workforce development organizations, offering paid training, and creating sustainable solutions for recruitment and retention.
HACP & The ABK Collaborative
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh offers programs that help residents build job skills, but HACP discovered a problem. For parents working nontraditional hours or looking for new jobs, lack of access to child care created a barrier to participation. That gap inspired creation of the ABK Collaborative.
Families need quality child care to work. Employers need quality child care to ensure their workforce needs are met.
To learn how your business can join the movement to invest in caring, contact the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission at info@paearlylearning.com.