By ABC27
Posted on May 11, 2026
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On Monday, May 11, 2026, community leaders, early childhood education providers, families, and employers across York County came together for York County Runs on Childcare, a countywide awareness campaign aligned with the national Day Without Childcare.
Community Leaders Visit Local Providers
As part of the campaign, community leaders toured two local early childhood education programs:
- TLC for Youth with PA State Representative Kate Klunk
- Otterbein Early Education Center with PA State Representative Joe D’Orsie
These visits highlighted both the strengths of York County’s early learning system and the ongoing challenges providers face, including staffing shortages, rising costs, and limited capacity.
About Community Connections for Children
Community Connections for Children has served York County families, childcare programs, and businesses for nearly 40 years. It administers the Child Care Works program that helps low income working families pay for childcare, Keystone STARS, which provides coaching, mentoring, and training to improve the quality of childcare programs, and resource and referral services to help families find care.
Every Child Has Opportunities (ECHO) is an early childhood education initiative in York County, Pennsylvania, led by Community Connections for Children and the York County Economic Alliance. ECHO brings together public, private, and nonprofit partners to expand access to high-quality early childhood education by strengthening the workforce, supporting providers, and engaging the broader community.
ECHO funding partners include WellSpan Health, the J. William Warehime Foundation, the Powder Mill Foundation, United Way of York County, the Kinsley Foundation, and the York County Community Foundation.
The York County Runs on Childcare Planning Committee includes representatives from Community Connections for Children, the School District of the City of York, United Way of York County, and the York County Economic Alliance.
