About Us

Please donate to help support high quality care for our children in Erie County…The results could last a lifetime.

Our Mission:

Early Connections supports the success of young children and their families through leadership, advocacy, and quality programs in early care and education.

Since 1895 Early Connections (formerly known as the YWCA) has been a leading organization in Northwestern Pennsylvania for high quality early care and education.  High-quality early care and education is provided at four inner city locations in the City of Erie, and a rural site in Union City and North East. Several of our locations also include inclusive and PreK Counts classrooms. Additionally, Early Connections administers the following programs, which help improve the lives of children and their families throughout Erie County, focusing on quality early care and education:

*Erie’s Future Fund

*Keystone STARS TA and Quality Assurance

*Ready, Set, Grow-Erie!

*Success By 6

*Please visit our website for more information.

-Accredited Under the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ Standards for Excellence®

-Early Connections is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization-contributions to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. The official registration and financial information of Early Connections may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.