Developmentally Appropriate Practices should be incorporated into all programs for children birth through age eight. A home registered with the PA Department of Public Welfare as providing child care. Approval from the appropriate local fire safety is also required. Care is provided in a private residence for four, five or six children by a caregiver who is not related to the children. Homes in which such care is provided must self declare that minimum standards will be met.
Monitoring is by tandem sample.
Violations must be abated to maintain registered status. A multi-generated approach to Literacy. Centers provide home visiting, child development, training and support for parents in selected neighborhoods. The Federal Poverty Income Guideline is the threshold below which families are considered to be living in poverty. A DPW effort to coordinate Family Support and other systems providing service to young children and their families.