PCHP in the News

• Generocity, 2/2/17   This nonprofit has a knack for turning clients into employees

  February 23, 2017

  Twenty-five percent of home visitors with early childhood education nonprofit Parent-Child Home Program are former parents in the program. Pennsylvania chief Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum shares some secrets. The pre-K readiness and parent engagement nonprofit isn’t completely new to Philadelphia: It had an operation here as recently as 2008 in partnership with the School District. PCHP…Read More

• From Being a PCHP Early Learning Specialist to Writing Books Used on PCHP Home Visits, Meet Children’s Author Carolyn Curtis-Mahoney

  February 17, 2017

  I Took the Moon for a Walk is a wonderful children’s book published by Barefoot Books and read by Parent-Child Home Program families and many other families nationwide. We were thrilled to discover that the author is not only a strong PCHP supporter, but also an Early Learning Specialist herself. We had a chance to…Read More

• Press Release, 2/9/17   Even in Homeless Shelters, Leake & Watts Parent-Child Home Program Prepares Toddlers for Success in School

  February 9, 2017

  Despite Lacking a Permanent Home, Preschoolers in the Program Have Shown a 121% Gain on Average in School Readiness and Social, Emotional Development (Yonkers, New York)… Parents are their children’s first teachers, introducing their little ones to the world around them, and encouraging them to learn. Talking to toddlers, encouraging them to respond back, and…Read More

• Press Release, 2/6/17   PCHP is proud to be part of the Early Childhood Development Task Force

  February 8, 2017

  STANDING WITH TODDLERS AND TEACHERS, BP ADAMS AND STATE SENATOR SQUADRON UNVEIL REPORT SHOWCASING STATISTICAL EVIDENCE FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BROOKLYN, NY, February 6, 2017: On Thursday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and State Senator Daniel Squadron unveiled a report authored by their Early Childhood Development Task Force that showcases statistical…Read More

• Press Release, 2/6/17   PCHP Appoints Pennsylvania Program Director and Forms Philadelphia/PA Advisory Council

  February 6, 2017

  NEW YORK January 2017 – The Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP), a leading early literacy/school readiness organization focused on ensuring that parents have access to the knowledge, skills, and materials they need to build their children’s school readiness announced that it has appointed Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum as Pennsylvania Program Director. Reporting to the PCHP National Office…Read More