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- Governor Shapiro Visits York to Highlight Expanded Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and Celebrate new Early Childhood Education Initiative, Every Child Has Opportunities (ECHO) (January 10, 2024)
- New Funds Aim to Chip Away at Childcare Shortage (April 25, 2024)
- Two Grants for Early Childhood Education Providers (May 1, 2024)
- ECHO: Transforming Education Through Innovation and Collaboration (June 11, 2024)
- ECHO funding enables CPC to expand teacher aide program, mentorship (June 17, 2024)
- ECHO York County Teacher Aide Program Virtual Information Session (July 10, 2024)
- New Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Program Announced in York County, PA (July 16, 2024)
- Over $950,000 in Early Childhood Education Grants Announced in York County, PA (July 17, 2024)
- York County Early Childhood Education Session (July 24, 2024)
- Livestream of ECHO Press Conference Announcing Almost $1M in Grants (August 22, 2024)
- York County Economic Alliance announce nearly a million in grant money for early childhood education (August 22, 2024)
- Amid Childcare Shortage, Hanover Nonprofit Plans to Boost Capacity with New Building (August 26, 2024)
- In-Person Information Session on September 26, 2024 (September 4, 2024)
- ECHO Innovation Grant Virtual Information Session on October 2nd, 2024 at 10:00am (September 4, 2024)
- ECHO Innovation Grant Virtual Information Session on October 2nd, 2024 at 6:00pm (September 4, 2024)
- Spanish Speaking Virtual Information Session on October 2nd, 2024 at 7:00pm (September 4, 2024)
- Outdoor Learning Environment Webinar: October 7, 2024 (September 16, 2024)
- NOW OPEN: Additional Funding Opportunities for Early Childhood Education Providers (October 2, 2024)
- Childcare providers seeing impact of York County grant program (November 22, 2024)
- Early Childhood Education groups in York join forces to address educator crisis (December 6, 2024)
- Early Childhood Education Spotlight Breakfast (December 6, 2024)
- PA officials warm up to boosting entrepreneurship (February 19, 2025)
- Over $890K in Early Childhood Education Grants Announced in York County (February 19, 2025)
- BLOOM Bootcamp: How to Hire Your First Employee (February 19, 2025)
- York County receives nearly $900,000 in ECHO grants for children’s schools (March 18, 2025)
- Case Study: York County Expands ECE Grants to Create ECHO (March 18, 2025)
- An Impact with an ECHO: An Early Childhood Education Forum (March 18, 2025)
- Fundamental Skills for Grant Writing Success (March 24, 2025)
- 2024 Annual Report: Director’s Insights (March 27, 2025)
- Private funding has created 100s of new child care spots in this Pa. county (April 2, 2025)
- Introduction to Outdoor Learning Webinar: April 10, 2025 (April 2, 2025)
- Spring 2025 ECHO Innovation Grant Information Sessions (April 15, 2025)
- Missed Our Forum? (May 12, 2025)
- ECHO Website Project Wins 2025 PEAK Achievement Award (June 10, 2025)
- You’re Invited! An Exclusive Screening of Make A Circle (July 21, 2025)
- Early Childhood Educator Designated as High Priority Occupation in South Central Pennsylvania: Celebrating a Workforce Win (July 31, 2025)
- iCare Youniversity in York City to offer overnight child care (August 22, 2025)
- iCare Youniversity to offer second and third shift childcare hours (August 26, 2025)
- Grant Coaching for ECHO Grant Applicants (September 3, 2025)
- Fall 2025 ECHO Innovation Grant Information Sessions (September 3, 2025)
- Over $950K in Early Childhood Education Grants Announced in York County (September 11, 2025)
- Outdoor Learning Support for ECHO Grant Applicants (September 15, 2025)
- Budget gridlock strains childcare programs (September 25, 2025)
- ECHO Task Force Meeting: November 20th (October 22, 2025)
- November 2025 Professional Development Mini Grants Information Sessions (October 28, 2025)
- Early Education Budget Investments Make Progress on Teacher Shortage Crisis (November 12, 2025)
- Community Connections for Children (CCC) and York County Economic Alliance (YCEA), as part of their ECHO Initiative, Unveil Data-Driven Strategies to Strengthen Early Childhood Education in York County (November 20, 2025)
- Save the Date: Join Us to Learn More about PA CareerLink Business Services (November 20, 2025)
- Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women Hosts Virtual Discussion on Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Workforce by Tackling the Commonwealth’s Child Care Crisis (November 24, 2025)
- Community Connections for Children Launches Registered Level 1 Child Development Associate Apprenticeship Program (December 16, 2025)
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Impact Stories
- ECHO funding boosts staff retention at Small Steps Early Learning Center (December 6, 2024)
- WeeConnect creates indoor and outdoor multisensory spaces with an ECHO grant (December 6, 2024)
- ECHO helps aspiring teacher aides take the next step in their careers (January 27, 2025)
- Marisela opens in-home child care program with a BLOOM ECHO Start-Up Grant (February 19, 2025)
- ECHO announces round two funding recipients and new grant opportunities (March 24, 2025)
- Parents find safety, kids enjoy adventure, exploration at in-home child care program (April 16, 2025)
- Congressman’s visit puts Kidding Around Childcare and ECHO grants in spotlight (June 5, 2025)
- ECHO celebrates first graduating class of teacher aides and readies for next round (June 18, 2025)
- ECHO, YCEA help municipalities to support in-home child care programs (August 13, 2025)
- ECHO rallies York County to support early childhood brain architects (September 25, 2025)
- Community Connections for Children offers a bridge back to stability (October 28, 2025)
- In-home early childhood education program expands hands-on learning with ECHO grants (November 18, 2025)
- iCare Youniversity expands access to early childhood education with ECHO (December 16, 2025)
- Little Bug Learning thrives with support from ECHO and BLOOM programs (January 8, 2026)