"Unlocking Excellence in Early Education"

The Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality, sponsored by the Department of Public Welfare's Office of Child Development and Early Learning, is a quality improvement program in which all early learning programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child outcomes.

Mission & Vision

The NW Regional Key’s mission is to create a quality improvement system in which all early learning programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child outcomes. Improvements in programming are designed to increase the capacity to support children's learning and development; increase educational attainment among practitioners; enhance professional skills and competencies in support of children's learning and development.

The NW Regional Key’s vision is for all Pennsylvania families to have access to high quality care and education for their children, fostering successful futures in school and in life.