First Up and The Southeastern Chapter of Pennsylvania Assoc. for the Education of Young Children

Our Mission is to:

We empower and equip early childhood professionals, families, and other adults influential in young children’s lives through training, coaching, and advocating to positively impact educational and developmental outcomes for young children.

Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties

The Southeastern chapter of PennAEYC is supported by First Up, Champions for Early Education. In addition to the many ways First Up supports the ECE community they also look for ways to support and engage the PennAEYC members living and working within Southeast PA.

Over the last 50 years, First Up has made many significant, positive impacts on the Early Childhood Education (“ECE”) sector in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Our technical assistance team has helped hundreds of early childhood programs reach national accreditation standards. Our advocacy team has created a statewide grassroots advocacy network that has grown to more than 3,000 individuals and organizations working each day to influence public policy.

To become engaged with the Southeast Chapter of PennAEYC please contact Charlene Nolten, Program & Community Relations Coordinator, charlene.nolten@firstup.org, 215-893-0130 x250.