• In 1976 Children’s Village was one of the first PA licensed child care programs in Center City Philadelphia to respond to the needs of working parents.
• Nationally accredited since 1996, Children’s Village meets the professional gold standard of high quality early childhood education established by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, the accrediting body of NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children).
• The school-age program, started in 2001, is in the process of seeking accreditation by the National School Age Care Alliance for after-school programs.
• Children’s Village is awarded the maximum four stars by Pennsylvania’s Keystone Star initiative, which employs an objective, statistically valid measurement of overall quality.
• Children receive a healthy, well-balanced breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack, prepared fresh daily in our own on-site kitchen. Children’s Village has met the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program nutritional regulations since 1976.
• Children’s Village provides Head Start services to eligible families during the extended child care day. Head Start services at Children’s Village are contracted through the Philadelphia Parent Child Center and the Philadelphia School District. Children’s Village is a founding member of Philadelphia Parent Child Center’s Head Start / Child Care Collaboration Project (established in 1998), one of the first in the country to integrate Head Start services and child care.

A Model Program

• Children’s Village is a private, non-profit, independent corporation. Our #1 commitment is to children and families.
• Children’s Village is responsive to parents and families - respecting and supporting parents as their children’s primary educators.
• Children’s Village is a working collaboration of administrators, teachers, parents and community leaders - serving together on committees to set goals and make program decisions that put children first.
• The cultural diversity of our program’s families and staff helps prepare children for today’s world.
• A personalized enrollment process helps children and their families adjust smoothly to child care.
• Children’s Village classrooms and teaching methods are featured in several publications, including Newsweek, Parents and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Educators in training and teachers from other programs across the region frequently visit Children’s Village to observe high quality early childhood education in action.
• Children’s Village is a widely recognized champion of the rights of the child and family in Pennsylvania and across the country. We promote high quality child care standards for all children. We advocate for fair sharing of resources among government, business and families to fully fund the level of quality care and education children so richly deserve.

Mission Statement

To strive to make high quality child care accessible to families at all economic levels.

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