Commissioners Advocate for Statewide Early Learning Investments to Bring Impacts Close to Home Commissioner Bob Krasne, CEO of Steinman Communications, along with Jim Hoehn, Regional President Central PA for PNC Bank, say economic growth in Pennsylvania is impacted by the lack of high-quality child care. "Here in Lancaster County, the…
Read MoreScarcity in High-Quality Child Care Restrains Economic Growth
Commissioner Bob Krasne (Steinman Communications) along with PNC Bank’s Jim Hoehn, say economic growth in Pennsylvania is impacted by the lack of high-quality child care. "Data shows that 67 percent of children under the age of 5 have all available parents in the workforce, making child care a necessity for…
Read MoreEarly Learning Yields Big Rewards
Commissioner, Andy Williford (Volvo Construction Company), took part in a panel discussion at the "Our Babies, Our Future" event in Franklin County recently. Seated left to right, the panel included Bob Thomas, Franklin County Commissioner; Karen Grimm-Thomas, OCDEL; Brenda Jones Harden, University of Maryland and event guest speaker; Annette Searfoss,…
Read MoreECE Workforce Transformation Through Apprenticeship
Cheryl Feldman, Executive Director with District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund presents "ECE Workforce Transformation Through Apprenticeship" at the 2018 Economic Summit View the PowerPoint Presentation View Getting Your ECE Apprenticeship Started Click the video below to view the full presentation at the 2018 Economic Summit [video width="720" height="406" mp4="https://paearlylearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Cheryl-Feldman-PPT_2-1.mp4" poster="https://paearlylearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/05-07-18-Event-319.jpg"][/video]
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