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Free Summer Lesson Plans for PA Child Care, School, Community Providers

FREE SUMMER LESSON PLANS FOR PA CHILD CARE, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY PROVIDERS Johnstown, PA (February 9, 2026) – Summer planning just got a whole lot easier for child care and other youth-serving programs in Pennsylvania thanks to Best Day Ever! The ready-made, child and teacher-tested resource has just released 24 brand new summer camp

2026-03-19T09:10:20-04:00March 19th, 2026|Categories: News, Press Releases|

Mini Grants Help Area Child Care Programs Meet Needs of Children

Johnstown, PA (March 12, 2026) – Child care is a challenging business with high stakes and razor thin operating margins. Children’s brains develop most rapidly in the first five years, with 90% of development happening before entering kindergarten. That’s why quality child care is so critical. And yet, early learning is grossly underfunded, with most of

2026-03-19T08:32:46-04:00March 19th, 2026|Categories: News|

FREE Back-to-School Online Training Series

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SERIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Karian Wise is an Interaction Design Strategist at Trying Together, a Pittsburgh nonprofit dedicated to high-quality early childhood care and education. She facilitates the Everyday Interactions Matter approach, helping educators reflect on their relationships with young children. Karian also teaches early childhood education at

2025-07-23T10:47:04-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Categories: News|

2025 FREE Summer Camp Lesson Plans Release

FREE SUMMER LESSON PLANS FOR PA CHILD CARE, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY PROVIDERS Johnstown, PA (May 6, 2025) – Summer planning just got a whole lot easier for child care and other youth-serving programs in Pennsylvania thanks to Best Day Ever! The ready-made, child and teacher-tested resource offers 24 free summer camp lesson plans for

2025-05-06T13:41:19-04:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: News, Press Releases|

September 2024 Shared Services Newsletter

RAISING YOUR PA STARS WITH SHARED SERVICES “EC Alleghenies has played a crucial role in helping me provide high-quality care to my families. I’ve recently moved to a STAR 4 facility, and their services were instrumental in achieving that milestone.” ~ Kristi Tataleba, Owner, Tataleba’s Quality Childcare Home in Berlin, PA By joining EC

2024-10-04T14:07:13-04:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: News, Newsletter|

Funding the Future

Several local child care providers have applied for EC Alleghenies' $1,000 mini-grants to help them open new facilities, expand to serve more members of their communities, or purchase necessary supplies and equipment. The mini-grants are available to new or expanding child care providers in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties. The Legacy Learning

2024-08-22T09:39:03-04:00July 22nd, 2024|Categories: News, Testimonial|

July 2024 Shared Services Newsletter

$24,073 RAISED THROUGH JOINT FUNDRAISING “We did a fundraiser and had a great experience. It was so easy to fill out the spreadsheet with our orders and then they took care of the rest. We will be working with them on fundraising in the future!” ~ Mandy Naugle, Harbor House Preschool and Kindergarten in

2024-08-20T13:36:16-04:00July 19th, 2024|Categories: News, Newsletter|

Early Childhood Alleghenies Extends Mini-Grant Opportunities for Child Care Startups, Expansion

Early Childhood (EC) Alleghenies, a network of child care providers in south-central Pennsylvania that shares resources and engages in strategies to support members and the children and families they serve, has approved a second round of mini-grants to help new startup programs and existing providers seeking to expand. EC Alleghenies previously dispersed 15 mini-grants of

2024-08-29T09:34:21-04:00June 19th, 2024|Categories: News|

All Within Arm’s Reach

Mandy Naugle and Harbor House Preschool and Kindergarten in Altoona have used several Shared Services with their free EC Alleghenies membership. From CPR to HR support, Mandy received the support she needed to better serve her community. "It has been wonderful to get CPR and first aid training! The staff member was so kind to

2024-08-20T14:01:46-04:00April 16th, 2024|Categories: News, Testimonial|
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