Family Support Resources

A collection of helpful resources to support families with young children.

Advocacy

Regional

• Children First PA
• First Up
• PA Child Care Association (PACCA)
• PA Head Start Association
• PA Keystone Stars
• PA Partnerships for Children
• PA Pre-K Counts
• PA's Promise for Children
• PreK for PA
• Read by 4th

National

• Alliance for Childhood
• Children's Defense Fund
• Council on Accreditation
• Families and Work Institute
• National AfterSchool Association
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• NAEYC for Families
• National Black Child Development Institute
• Zero to Three

Kindergarten Readiness

• Kindergarten page - School District of Philadelphia
• Kindergarten FAQs - School District of Philadelphia
• School Finder page - School District of Philadelphia
• Kindergarten Readiness Goals
• Apply Philly Charter - Charter School Registration
• Great Philly Schools - Learn about all area schools
• Prepare for Kindergarten - PA's Promise for Children

Family Fun

• Philly Fun Guide Kids
• Visit Philadelphia - Top Things to Do with Kids
• The Academy of Natural Sciences
• Adventure Aquarium
• Bartram's Garden
• Biopond at UPenn
• Camden Children's Garden
• Cedar Park (50th and Baltimore)
• Clark Park
• Dilworth Park
• The Franklin Institute
• Franklin Square
• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
• Institute of Contemporary Art
• Linvilla Orchards
• Malcolm X Park
• Penn Live Arts
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Philadelphia Zoo
• Please Touch Museum
• Sister Cities Park
• Smith Playground
• The Woodlands