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Early Childhood Education

Events

Building ​Early Links
​for Learning (BELL)

Offering families in Philadelphia shelters with children younger than age five with access to high quality early childhood education programs and resources. Coming soon: BELL for permanent supportive housing programs!
BELL LEARN MORE
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Parents as
​Teachers

Offering families in Philadelphia shelters with children younger than age five nationally recognized one to one parenting education, resources, and coaching.  Brought to the Philadelphia housing system by the team that developed BELL!
PARENTS AS TEACHERS
​LEARN MORE
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West Philadelphia
​Action for ​Early Learning

Promoting literacy, high quality early childhood education, and educational resources for families with children younger than eight living in the 19104 zip code in partnership with Drexel University.
AFEL Learn More
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Our Partners

Baring House Crisis Nursery Youth Services, Inc. / Drexel University / Health Federation / Keystone STARS / Office of Child Development and Early Learning / Mayor’s Office of Education’s PHL Pre-K / Office of Child Development and Early Learning / Office of Homeless Services / Parent Child + (PHMC) / Philadelphia Neighborhoods / Philadelphia Brightside Academy / School District of Philadelphia Head Start-Early Head Start / Read By 4TH / Southeastern Pennsylvania Early Child Care Coalition / United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey / Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program (TM) / William Penn Foundation 

Resources and Links

PHL Pre K
Pre K Counts
Head Start
Read By 4th
Tree House Books
Philadelphia Reads
Team First Book Philadelphia
Children's Literacy Initiative
PA Department of Education​​
We Need Diverse Books Organization
Philadelphia Kindergarten Registration
The Baring House (Youth Service Inc.)
City of Philadelphia Early Intervention ResourcesOffice of Child Development and Early Learning
Self Assessment for Emergency Housing Programs (from ACF/HHS)
Joint Policy Statement on Meeting the Needs of Families with Young Children Experiencing and at Risk of Homelessness 
​(from ACF/HHS)

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People's Emergency Center

Main Office: (267) 777-5880
​Email: pec@pec-cares.org

PEC Community Development Corporation

Community Resource Hotline: (267) 777-5477
​Email: peccdc@pec-cares.org

Policy & Research

Phone: (267) 777-5851
​Email: policy@pec-cares.org

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  • Home
    • Mission Moment
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  • About
    • Leadership >
      • President
    • Financial
    • PEC-YSI Affiliation
    • News
    • History
    • Newsletters
  • Our Programs
    • Early Childhood Education >
      • Everyday Learning Play Spaces
      • Parents as Teachers
      • Action for Early Learning
      • Building Early Links for Learning >
        • BELL Summit
      • Childrens Work Group
      • ECE Events
    • Community Engagement >
      • Digital Inclusion
      • Lancaster Ave.
      • Arts and Culture >
        • lola38
        • BarnesWest
        • pennmuseum
      • Financial Counseling
    • Housing & Support >
      • Rental Assistance
      • ARISE Youth
    • Policy Initiatives >
      • Take Action
      • Policy Publications
      • PEC Policy Research Advisory Consortium
  • Donate Now
    • Wishlists
  • Contact
    • Careers at PEC
    • Volunteers
  • Blog
  • Events
    • Lancaster Ave Jazz & Arts