Better Kid Care Penn State Home Page

Directory of Telephone Numbers

Penn State Better Kid Care Program

253 Easterly Parkway
State College, PA 16801

Program enrollment and distance education - 800-452-9108

Telephone Mentoring Help Line - 800-859-8340

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

Harriet Rokavec - Part-Time Staff Assistant - 814-863-4394

 

 

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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

CHADD

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

Governor's Action Line

Answers general questions and provides telephone numbers for state programs.

800-932-0784

Handicapped Child Aid

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

La Leche League International

Counseling for nursing mothers

800-525-3243

Lead Information Line

Provides information about lead poisoning and its prevention an control.

800-440-LEAD

Missing Children Hotline

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) 800-222-2149

Central Region
(Harrisburg) 800-222-2117

(Holidaysburg) 814-696-6176

(Selinsgrove) 717-374-2675

Northeast Region
(Scranton) 800-222-2108

Southeast 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:

800-222-1222

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

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