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253 Easterly Parkway
State College, PA 16801
Jim Van Horn - Program Director - 814-863-8646
Lyn Horning - Program Assistant Director - 814-863-5568
Nancy Wilson - Program Specialist - 814-863-5880
Patty Wells - Asst. Director-Distance Education - 814-865-9837
Christine Belinda - Program Specialist - 814-865-7894
Jackie Selby - Staff Assistant - 814-863-0339
Cindy Teeters - Administrative Assistant - 814-865-2984
Kathy Walizer - Staff Assistant - 814-863-0339
Jamie Stang - Part-Time Staff Assistant - 814-863-4407
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
American Public Health Association
202-777-2742
American Red Cross National Headquarters
202-639-3520
Autism Society of America
Information on autism, ADD, and ADHD.
800-3AUTISM
Children with attention-deficit disorder
800-233-4050
The Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education
617-879-2211
Child Abuse Reports
800-932-0313
Child Care Aware
Service for referrals
800-424-2246
Child Care Food Program
800-331-0129
Child Care Information Help Line
Information for parents on finding child care.
877-4PA-KIDS
Child Care Matters
215-665-2552 or 215-665-2611
Child Find
800-426-5678
Child Health Alert
781-239-1762
Childline and Abuse Registry
To report cases of suspected child abuse. --
800-932-0313
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Qualified families receive free or low-cost health insurance, prescriptions,
dental, vision, and hearing care.
Philadelphia
800-822-CHIP (U.S. Healthcare)800-464-KID (Independent Blue Cross)
Central PA
800-KIDS-101 (Capital Blue Cross)Western PA
800-KIDS-105 (Blue Cross of Western PA)Northeast
800-KIDS-199 (Blue Cross of Northeastern PA)
Connect
Provides information about child development, programs, and services for children. (Offers materials in English and Spanish)
800-692-7288
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Product recalls
800-638-2772
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition
800-424-4310
Delaware Valley Child Care Council
215-922-7526
Department of Education - Division of Non-public and private School Services
Provides listings of non-public nursery schools and kindergartens.
717-783-5146
Down Syndrome Society
800-221-4602
Early Childhood Initiative - United Way of Allegheny County
412-456-6706
Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS)
Provides consultation, training, and technical help on health and safety issues, including telephone advice for child care providers, free AV lending library, quarterly newsletter (Health Link), and arrangements for health and safety training for child care providers.800-24-ECELS
For technical assistance on children's transportation safety issues (car seats, bike helmets, etc.).
800-CAR-BELT
Family and Workplace Connection
302-479-1679
Focus On Our Future: Child Care Initiative in York County
717-843-0957
Answers general questions and provides telephone numbers for state programs.
800-932-0784
800-692-7288
Healthy Baby Help Line
Promoted as Lovem 'em with a check-up, focuses on free or low-cost health care or services for children and free or low-cost pre-natal care or services for mothers.
800-986-KIDS
Healthy Kids Help Line
Helps to locate child health care services for middle and low income families.
800-986-KIDS
Healthy Beginnings
Eligible pregnant women and children receive a medical card to cover hospital, dental, and prescription costs.
800-692-7462
Counseling for nursing mothers
800-525-3243
Lead Information Line
Provides information about lead poisoning and its prevention an control.
800-440-LEAD
800-843-5678
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
800-570-4543
National Association for the Education of Young Children
800-424-2460 or 1-202-232-8777
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
801-269-9338
National Center for Children in Poverty
800-543-7161
National Child Care Information Center
800-616-2242
National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
800-362-0071
National School-Age Care Alliance
617-298-5012
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
Information sharing between families of children and adults with special health care needs and/or disabilities.
800-986-4550
Pennsylvania Alliance for Arts in Early Education
412-243-4040
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
888-272-9267
Pennsylvania Association of Information and Referral
Provides information about community agencies that can help families.
800-322-6718
Pennsylvania Child Care Apprenticeship Program
215-568-2220 Ext. 254
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Regional Day Care Offices
Responsible for regulation of family day care homes, group child care homes, and child day care centers.
Western Region
(Pittsburgh) 800-222-2149Central Region
(Harrisburg) 800-222-2117(Holidaysburg) 814-696-6176
(Selinsgrove) 717-374-2675
Northeast Region
(Scranton) 800-222-2108Southeast Region
(Philadelphia) 800-346-2929
Pennsylvania Family Child Care Providers Association, Inc.
800-294-3324
Pennsylvania Head Start Association
717-526-4646
Pennsylvania Home-Based Child Care Providers Association
800-294-3324
Pennsylvania Key
800-284-6031
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
800-257-2030 or 717-236-5680
Pennsylvania Safekids Coalition
800-683-5100 or 717-763-1890
Pennsylvania School-Age Child Care Projects (SACC)
Central Region - 800-327-0111 or 814-353-6110
Northeast Region - 800-528-7222 or 610-437-6000
Southeast Region - 610-617-4550
Western Region - 800-942-4545 or 412-323-1922
Philadelphia Inclusion Network
A program of child and family studies research programs
215-503-1608
Poison Control Centers
Provide poison information and 24-hour emergency service by telephone
There is now one central number for all poison control centers in the United States:Dialing this number will connect you with an operator who will then connect you directly to the nearest poison control center
School-Age Based Training Organizations
Southeastern PA SACC Project
610-617-4550, option 4
Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia
Central Region SACC Project
814-353-6110
Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Cumberland, Snyder, Clinton, Lycoming, Centre, Union, Montour, Columbia, Northumberland, Mifflin, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, York, Adams, Franklin
Western SACC Project
412-323-1922
Erie, Crawford, Warren McKean, Potter, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Elk, Cameron, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana, Clearfield, Jefferson, Beaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Greene, Fayette, Washington
Northeast SACC Project
610-691-1819
Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Berks, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Northampton
SIDS Alliance
800-221-7437
Southeastern Pennsylvania Child Care Career Ladder Training
215-568-2220
Special Kids Network
Information about services for children with special health care needs.
800-986-4550
Statewide Adoption Network
Information about the adoption of Pennsylvania's waiting children who are currently in foster care.
1-800-585-7952
Support Services for Child Care Professionals
215-297-5005
Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.)
888-296-1917 or 717-657-9000
U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National immunization program
800-232-2522
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - Region III
215-861-4000