Partners COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INC.

The Northeast Key works in partnership with the following organizations to deliver programs in

the Northeast Region:

Bucks County Community College Northeast Bucks Quality Child Care Coalition Regional Child Care Providers/Goodwill Industries Where Early Ed Works! Delaware Valley Association for the Key Education of Young Children Reaching higher together for quality early learning.

Lackawanna College COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INC. Lehigh Carbon Community College 1520 Hanover Avenue

Marywood University Allentown, PA 18109

Montgomery Early Learning Centers Phone: (610) 437-6000 Northampton Community College Toll Free: (800)528-7222 Penn State Cooperative Extensions Fax: (610) 432-5700

YMCA of Philadelphia

In addition, there are many individual consultants www.cscinc.org and Children and Youth organizations who have assisted in providing professional development within the region. NE Regional Key serves:  Northeast Key Director Raine Neal x2303  Asst. Director of Practitioner Support Services Ivy Reynolds x2328  Berks  Monroe  Asst. Director of Quality Initiatives Kim Bastian x2330  Assistant Director of Grants & Awards  Bucks  Northampton  Community Engagement Manager Beth Gambone x2319  Carbon  Pike  Technical Assistance Manager Diane Milia x2329  Lackawanna  Schuylkill  Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants Mary Jo Mastriani x2320 Kelly Miller x2302  Lehigh  Susquehanna Professional Development Coordinator Susan Ritter x2316  Luzerne  Wayne  Professional Development Specialist Sheila Rapchak x2311  Wyoming  Grant Specialists Kathy Scarpa x2309 Sue Stahler x2307  STARS Program Evaluator Sheri Roth x2308 Northeast Regional Key  STARS Coordinator Marge Kovacs x2364

 STARS Managers Angie Somogyi x2375 (Bucks) Community Services for Children, Inc. serves as the home for the PA Northeast Regional Key. Debby Terfinko x2323 (Berks) The Regional Key coordinates and administers many programs and supports for early learning and Jenna Baker x2322 (Lehigh) school-age programs. Some of these include: Kathleen Kurharchik x2325 (Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike, Susquehanna) Leah Tout-Puissant x2392 (Carbon, Lehigh) Keystone STARS is a state-wide initiative to The Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation offers Louisa Esser x2321 (Northampton) improve, support, and recognize the continuous professional development and technical assistance to link MaryKay Maher x2315 (Bucks) quality improvement efforts of early learning and bridge systems and service options on behalf of a Siyheda Harris x2324 (Luzerne, Wyoming) and school-age care and education in Pennsylvania. By child, family and program. Sue George x2317 (Monroe, Schuylkill) meeting standards of practice and professionalism set by the Working with and supporting the 12 Community Ginny Nash x2390 (Bucks) state, child care facilities move through designations to the Engagement Groups within the region to develop and highest level known as a STAR 4 facility. Additional re- implement a community outreach plan to educate the Phone: 610-437-6000 sources are available for programs participating in Keystone community about early learning issues and programs. Toll Free: 800-528-7222 STARS such as technical assistance, financial resources to Community Engagement Groups also facilitate linkages Fax: 610-432-5700 include grants and awards, and professional events such as between school districts and early learning practitioners, Learning Communities or Round Table discussions. create a report card to the community, and leverage Low-cost professional development opportunities for early resources and support in the community. childhood and school-age providers designed to help The NE Regional Key Support Line is where practitioners professionals move upward through a career lattice. The NE can call and speak with a Technical Assistance Manager. Key offers workshops, symposiums, conferences and also The Donley Family Library located on the Allentown partners with institutes of higher education to fund creden- campus of Community Services for Children, Inc. tial and credit-bearing courses. provides references, educational games and toys, books, The School-Age Child Care Project is one of six regional computer access, tapes, and much more for children and projects statewide designed to providers. assist school-age facilities and The NE Regional Key publishes periodical resources such practitioners with supports and as the NE Key Connection newsletter, e-news, and Tech- resources geared toward nical Assistance Papers. school-age children.