by Erin DelRegno “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” – Dr. Seuss When discussing the importance of building positive relationships with children during training sessions, I usually ask providers if they ever heard that for every negative interaction, five positive interactions should occur. Interactions...Read More

Angel Avery-Wright When an assessor walks into the room, one of the first things that catches our eye is the display: artwork, family photos, calendar, posters, and other photos. Do those other photos depict diversity?Read More

By Stefanie Camoni School-age children come to our programs early in the morning and late in the day. They are engaged in academic learning at school and during out-of-school time. Lessons and activities cover subjects like math and science. Have we stopped however, to think about activities that focus on social-emotional learning? The Collaborative for...Read More

By Amy Hoffman Have you heard the news? The Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team at the Pennsylvania Key has a lot to offer to programs. You may already know that we (usually) conduct external assessments to support early learning and school-age programs; this involves an assessor visiting your program and observing a wide range of...Read More