WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology received a $6,000 Keystone Stars Continuous Quality Improvement Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through STEP Inc.

Keystone Stars, administered through the state’s Department of Human Services, is Pennsylvania’s quality rating and improvement system for early childhood and school-age care and education programs. The Children’s Learning Center at Penn College holds a four-star rating, the highest available through the program.

Providing financial awards to Keystone Star 2, 3 and 4 providers is one strategy implemented by the Department of Human Services’ Office of Child Development and Early Learning to improve early learning outcomes. To further support those programs, DHS approved a one-time Keystone Stars Continuous Quality Improvement Award to eligible facilities using federal Child Care Development Fund money.

The Children’s Learning Center serves Penn College students and employees whose children need high-quality, on-campus care and education while their parents work or attend classes. It is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. To learn more, call 570-320-8026 or visit www.pct.edu/childcare.

For information about Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education, visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call toll-free 800-367-9222.