About Us

The PEAK initiative is funded through the Pennsylvania-Pre-K Counts, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, Montgomery County Foundation and Children's Trust Fund and focuses on building partnerships with the early learning programs in the Pottstown community. The goals of PEAK are:

• Every three and four year old child has access to high quality child care, early childhood education, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.
• Every parent of young children has access to the high quality skill building and resources needed to prepare them to be their child's first "teacher" and to prepare their children for success in school.
• Every child has access to health and wellness services to ensure that they are prepared to maximize their potential in school.

To achieve these goals Pottstown School District is working through partnerships with KinderCare Learning Center, Montgomery County Head Start, Montgomery Early Learning Centers, Pottstown YMCA, YWCA Tri-County Area and Warwick Child Care Center. The PEAK collaboration also includes the Montgomery County Childcare Consortium, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, Pottstown Family Center, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, Pottstown Public Library, and United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition, PEAK works with the part-day preschool programs in Pottstown and other licensed childcare programs.

Prior to receiving the Pre-K Counts grant, the PEAK Partners determined that there was a lack of knowledge in the community concerning the importance of high quality early learning experiences and limited information about the resources available to families and the importance of the family in the child's educational process. Looking at these issues the PEAK Partners selected five key areas for the grant focus: recruitment/marketing, community outreach, parent engagement, quality improvement and Kindergarten transition. More information about each of these key areas and the various implementation strategies can be obtained by contacting the PEAK Coordinator.

This unique collaboration in Pottstown forms one common vision for early childhood education in the community resulting in higher quality early learning programs, increased resources for families and improved readiness for school. While the PEAK initiative focuses on early childhood education, the ultimate aim of the PEAK partnership is to build a culture of learning in the Pottstown community that begins at birth and extends through higher education.

PEAK Funding
Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
Children's Trust Fund
Montgomery County Foundation
Pottstown School District