Central Regional Key
Welcome to the Central Regional Early Learning Keys to Quality (CRK) website! The Central Regional Key works to insure high quality early care, education and school readiness for children and their families within our twenty-county region. STARS Managers are available to guide you as you work toward the STARS. Additional supports are available to assist individual and site professional growth through Professional Development events and on-site Technical Assistance. Early Childhood Mental Health, Health Consultation and Playground Inspections are resources available to practitioners to assist with the health and welfare of the children receiving child care. The SAC Project is working hard to service the unique needs of our School-Age practitioners. Be sure to check out all the information and tabs to link you to these and other needed resources. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!
Mission statement:
The Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality, sponsored by the Department of Public Welfare's Office of Child Development and Early Learning, is a quality improvement program in which all early learning programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child outcomes.
Vision:
All Pennsylvania families will have access to high quality care and education for their children, fostering successful futures in school and in life.
Our Programs:
- Keystone STARS
- Professional Development
- Technical Assistance
- School Age Project
- Community Engagement Groups
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Health Consultation
- Playground Inspections
Our Counties:
Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Center, Clinton, Columbia, Fulton,
Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry,
Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Union