The program operates three centers housed in the departments of Education, and Labor and Industry, and in the Rachel Carson State Office Building which houses employees of the departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. The Rachel Carson State Office Building Child Development Center is operated by the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg which also operates a center at its new facility located at 1105 Market St. The YWCA strives to provide the same level of excellence at all of our centers. Programs seeking accreditation undergo an intensive self-study process, collecting information from parents, teachers, administrators and classroom observation. All of this information is independently reviewed by a team of national experts who grant or defer accreditation.
Accreditation lasts for three years.
We are enormously proud of this achievement. The 10-member staff of the Rachel Carson State Office Building Child Development Center provides care for 43 children, from 4 months to 5 years old.