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.
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.
NPC Invests to Lower Costs for Quality ECE
When the only pre-K in the Blair County town of Claysburg closed its doors, NPC helped lead a community drive to fill the gap.
York County Early Childhood Educator Awards
For three decades, the business and civic communities of York County have partnered to make quality early childhood education a priority for building York's current and future workforce. In 2022, they launched the York County Early Childhood Educator Awards.
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.