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Penn State Cooperative Extension’s Better Kid Care Program provides educational materials, learning experiences and programs to child care providers, parents, and employers throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
The goal of the Better Kid Care Program is to improve the availability, accessibility and quality of child care. This is accomplished in several ways, including this Web site, satellite workshops, training workshops, video distance education units, on-site training and a toll-free telephone mentoring help line.
The program is supported in part by funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Child Development.
The Better Kid Care Program is directed by James E. Van Horn, Ph.D., CFLE (jev@psu.edu), Assistant Director - Program is Lyn C. Horning, MS (lch5@psu.edu), and Assistant Director - Distance Education Program is Patricia L.Wells, MS (plw8@psu.edu). Faculty and staff from within the university and from other educational institutions in the state are involved in the development and implementation of the program.
Learn more about Better Kid Care by visiting these links: