ABOUT
Early Learning PA (ELPA) is a broad-based coalition that advocates for access to voluntary, high-quality early learning care and education and healthy development opportunities for all Pennsylvania children. ELPA’s public policy agenda focuses on four five key components of early learning opportunities: pre-kindergarten, child care, home visitation, perinatal and child health, and early intervention. The ELPA coalition supports targeted campaigns dedicated to advancing its early learning care and education and healthy development agenda
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OUR MISSION
Early Learning PA’s mission is to secure, adequate resources to ensure all Pennsylvania’s children and families have access to voluntary, high-quality early learning care and education and healthy development opportunities that capitalize on a child’s most rapid period of brain development – birth to age 5.
PARTNERS
Early Learning PA’s coalition leadership includes the following organizations:
Allegheny County Family Support
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Pennsylvania
First Up: Champions for Early Education
Mission: Readiness Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Child Care Association
Pennsylvania Head Start Association
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