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CARE for Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children of all abilities

Areas of Focus

  • CARE for Children Rainbow Corner Preschool and Toddler Developmental Playgroup provide center-based early learning programming for children ages 2 to 5 years-old.

  • School-based therapy gives children with delays improved access to school and helps each child reach their educational potential.

  • Every child grows and learns new skills at his or her own pace. Children can vary in skills and development. Parents know their child better than anyone else. If you have concerns about your child’s development, Early Intervention can help. CARE is an Early Intervention provider for children birth to age three.

  • Meet the amazing people who work hard to make our vision a reality.

  • CARE is the lead agency for the Safe Kids Pennsylvania- McKean County Partnership which promotes the prevention of childhood injuries in McKean County through education, collaboration and advocacy. Programs include: Child Passenger Seat Safety, Home Safety, Bike Safety and Helmet Use and Water Safety. McKean County Cribs for Kids also operates under the umbrella of the Partnership.

  • CARE has been providing pediatric services since 1924.

CARE's Impact During 2021-2022

  • Therapy Sessions

    12,386

  • Developmental Screenings

    321

  • Early Learning Enrollment

    54

  • Child Safety & Injury Prevention Impact

    1,434

Seal of Excellence

CARE for Children is proud to be able to continue to display this Seal of Excellence awarded by the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. CARE was again awarded accreditation under the Standards for Excellence® program, which is bestowed only to the most well-managed and responsibly governed nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated continued compliance with 67 specific Standards for Excellence® based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability. CARE for Children has met, complied with, and integrated the Standards for Excellence® into all its activities to successfully complete this voluntary accreditation program. CARE was first awarded this Seal of Excellence in 2004, and was re-accredited in 2007, 2013, 2017 and most recently in December, 2022.
 

For more information about the Standards for Excellence® Program, please visit http://www.pano.org/Standards-For-Excellence/

 

News & Notes

April 3, 2023

The focus is on Water Safety for the Week of the Young Child and the month of April. Safe Kids Pennsylvania-McKean County Partner is collaborating with CARE for Children, Head Start, and the Intermediate Unit 9 to distribute, throughout the month of April, a packet of Water Safety information to program participants ages 5 and under. The packet includes a water safety magnet, coloring sheet and parent information.

March 30, 2023

CARE for Children, lead agency for the McKean County Partnership of Safe Kids Pennsylvania, recently received Community Impact funding from the United Way of the Bradford Area in the fourth quarter of 2022, as well as donations from the Bradford Exchange Club and Doug and Lynne Kuntz, to purchase twenty Cribs for Kids® Safe Sleep Survival Kits to promote infant safe sleep.