Parent Resources
Here are some places to find useful information to help you make the best possible decision for your children and family.
Tufts University offers a Child and Family Web Guide which rates websites and web articles for parents.
Pennsylvania Promise for Children website provides information about the importance of early learning, Pennsylvania's early learning programs (such as child care, Head Start, and preschool), and ways you can be involved.
Pennsylvania's Office of Child Development Early Learning provides the Keystone STARS quality improvement program for child care. Check if your child care site is participating and see how many stars they have!
The state provides a network of Child Care Information Services offices to inform parents about licensed child care available in local areas.
For information about state-funded assistance with child care costs, or to apply for assistance, click here.
Pennsylvania Child Care Association offers a parent resource center for finding quality child care.
NAEYC offers a voluntary Accreditation for early childhood programs which meet high quality standards. To see if a specific center has NAEYC Accreditation, click here.
Child Care Aware offers a checklist of things to look and listen for in daycare centers.
Zero to Three offers advice on choosing care for infants and toddlers.
The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care has a four-page printable parent’s guide for choosing quality child care .