Allegheny Child Care Tool
The Allegheny Child Care tool gives caregivers and parents of young children the opportunity to search real-time availability at Allegheny County early learning, out-of-school, summer camp, and virtual programs.
Early learning and child care providers that offer one or more of theses services also can create and update their listing, which includes current operational status (open/closed and availability); age group(s) served; and basic profile information.
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For Families
Allegheny Child Care was developed to support the child care needs of families. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a situation where many early learning programs have had to close abruptly or drastically adjust their operations. In turn, this has left many families without continued care and education for their young children.
By visiting www.alleghenychildcare.org parents and caregivers can view current program availability at all early learning, after school, summer camp, and virtual programs. Programs can be sorted by age, location, program type, and more.
Users can create an account to “favorite” programs and save a list of their preferred programs for future reference. Once users find programs that they like, they’re able to call, email, or message providers directly from the tool.
Families who need additional help with their search can email info@alleghenychildcare.org, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for families, or contact Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Region 5 by phone at 412.350.3577 or email elrc5@alleghenycounty.us.
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For Providers
The Allegheny Child Care tool will assist providers in promoting and marketing programs and vacancies to families. In turn, this will expedite the process for getting children enrolled, making an often stressful task less burdensome for families.
Providers can view and confirm that their public profiles are complete at providers.alleghenychildcare.org. Profiles can be updated when openings are available, and providers can add photos and a tour of their facilities.
Providers who need help updating their profiles can schedule a 20-minute one-to-one session online. For questions, email info@alleghenychildcare.org or visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for providers.