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Success by 6 in Mifflin and Juniata Counties 

  • 2 out of every 5 PA students are below proficiency in math and 1/3 below standard in reading (If 100 students leave first grade as "poor readers", 88% of them will still be poor readers after the 4th grade)
     
  • 15% of children birth to five in PA live in the full federal definition of poverty.
     
  • From birth until about five a child undergoes tremendous growth including cognition, language, motor skills, adaptive skills, and social-emotional functioning.
     "0-4 yrs. -children learn to read... 4 yrs. and on they read to learn"
     
  • Research shows that investing $1 in a child's success early on saves $17 down the road.

Keystone Stars is a continuous quality improvement plan for early learning programs in Pennsylvania. It has four STAR levels. Each STAR designation has its own research-based performance standards. 

  • Keystone STARS provides professional development, targeted financial assistance and other supports to help early and school age education programs increase quality.
     
  • 100% of child care centers in Mifflin and Juniata County participate in Keystone STARS.

 

Mifflin County Entered STARS 7-Jun 8-Jul
Burnham UMC Preschool & Child Care 2-Jan 2 2
Children of the Ark Day Care 5-Apr STAR 1 STAR 1
Hide-n-Seek Day Care 4-Mar STAR 2 STAR 3
Lewistown Children’s Center 3-Feb STAR 3 STAR 3
Panda Preschool & Day Care 5-Apr STAR 2 STAR 2
St. Johns Christian Day Care 5-Apr STAR 2 STAR 3
Taylor Park Children’s Center 3-Feb STAR 3 STAR 3
Tiny Tots Group Home 5-Apr STAR 1 STAR 2
SUMCD-SACC      
    Brown Elementary STAR 1
    Highland Park Elementary STAR 1
    Lewistown Elementary STAR 1
    Strodes Mills STAR 1
    Armagh elementary STAR 1
       
Juniata County      
Rainbow Connection Day Care Center 4-Mar STAR 2 STAR 2
Sonbeam Day Care Center 3-Feb STAR 1 STAR 2
Teddy Bear Day Care Center 4-Mar STAR 2 STAR 2
Ann Vasger Group Day Care 7-Jun STAR 1 STAR 1
Cindy Heisy Family Day Care 8-Jul   STAR 1
Brenda Renno Family Day Care 8-Jul   STAR 1
Sherri Sheaffer Family Day Care 5-Apr STAR 1 STAR 1
       
MC Pre-K Count Sites      
Belleville Mennonite Preschool 8-Jul    
Hide n Seek Christian Day Care 8-Jul    
Panda Preschool & Day Care 8-Jul    
St. Johns Christian Day Care 8-Jul    
Lewistown Children’s Center 8-Jul    
Taylor Park Children’s Center 8-Jul    

 

Pre-K Counts

  • PA Pre-K Counts provides high quality pre-kindergarten opportunities to three and four year olds at no cost to the family.
  • PA Pre-K Counts classrooms offer teachers with education and expertise to teach young children, small class sizes and curriculum that is aligned with the PA Early Learning Standards.
  • Approximately 65 children were served in Mifflin County in 2007/2008.