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Community Engagement

The Regional Keys administer funding within local communities to support Early Childhood Community Engagement Groups (sometimes referred to as the CEG). These county-based groups work throughout Pennsylvania's 67 counties to inform, educate and motivate around quality early learning. Some of the goals of these groups are:

To develop and implement a community outreach plan to educate and foster relationships with parents, policy leaders, businesses, schools, and the early learning community about issues in early learning such as Pennsylvania's Promise for Children, Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, Keystone STARS, and Child Care Works;
To be the county point of contact for Pennsylvania's Promise for Children materials;
To facilitate linkages between school districts, early learning practitioners, and other community stakeholders for the purpose of developing a community action plan to support successful kindergarten transitions;
To create and distribute a Report to the Community detailing the activities, goals, and outcomes of the CEG;
To appropriately leverage resources and support in the community; and
To work with the Regional Key to implement the Key’s Regional Plan.

Contact your county's Community Engagement Group.

For more information on the Community Engagement Groups in your area, please check out your Regional Key’s page.