Pennsylvania
Pre-K Counts

The Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts pre-kindergarten program, established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, will make quality pre-kindergarten opportunities available to children and families across the commonwealth.

General Information About
Pennsylvania's Pre-K Counts Program

How To Apply
for PA Pre-K Counts

Program Information To Share
With Parents, Guardians & Families

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If we want a good quality of life, high-quality jobs and a strong economy for Pennsylvania, we need to provide opportunities to every Pennsylvanian. Early education can open the doors of opportunity for every child to do well in school, in the workforce, and in life.

Quality pre-kindergarten benefits children and families today and tomorrow, and greatly benefits Pennsylvania in the future.

The Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts pre-kindergarten program, established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, will make quality pre-kindergarten opportunities available to children and families across the commonwealth.

The Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program...

  • is based on the quality components adopted for pre-kindergarten by the State Board of Education;
  • provides families in participating communities with a choice of quality pre-kindergarten options in a school, child care center, Head Start, or nursery school;
  • The Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program: is based on the quality components adopted for pre-kindergarten by the State Board of Education; provides families in participating communities with a choice of quality pre-kindergarten options in a school, child care center, Head Start, or nursery school; increases access to quality pre-kindergarten to children and families throughout the commonwealth with a priority in at-risk communities; and
  • builds on the work of the Pre-K Counts Public-Private Partnership for Educational Success, a three-year project funded by leading Pennsylvania foundations and supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Early results from this public-private initiative find that children’s early learning improves when all early learning programs in a community share resources to improve quality and coordinate early learning experiences in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and beyond.
PA Pre-K Counts & HSSAP

Advisory Committee

The Pennsylvania PreK Counts/ Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program Advisory Committee membership has transitioned to the State Advisory Council (SAC). To learn more about SAC, visit the State Advisory Council (SAC) page. 

For Families

Families may contact the programs directly for information on how to enroll and for classroom location information. Many grantees are partnering with other programs in the area and may have classrooms in several cities in your county.

Contact information for PA Pre-K Counts can be found by visiting findchildcare.pa.gov. Click on the “By Address” tab or “By Provider Name” tab>Enter info requested and click “Find a Provider“>Select the “PA Pre-K Counts” tab to see a list of programs with contact details.