SUMMIT Early Learning

Summit Early Learning, Inc. began in 1969 as Union County Child Development, a small nonprofit providing Head Start services to children and families in Union County, Pennsylvania. By the company's 10th anniversary, the company expanded the company's Head Start program to serve families in Snyder County and Mifflin County, opened the company's firs... t child care program in Lewisburg, and started to serve children with special needs. In 1983, the company changed the company's name to Snyder Union Mifflin Child Development, Inc. and the following year, child care services were expanded to Mifflinburg and the company opened the company's first school-age program, called Outlook, in Lewisburg. In the 1990's the company's Early Head Start Program was added, as well as a program to assist families with child care expenses. In 1993, the company opened the company's Children's Center on the grounds of Susquehanna University and, in the early 2000's, the company built the company's state-of-the-art Children's Centers in Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, and Lewistown. In 2007, the company established the first of the company's nine Pre-K Counts classes and in 2011 added Healthy Families America to the company's home visiting programs. Since then we've continued to grow, expanding services to Northumberland and Juniata Counties. Currently the company serves over 1600 children in 24 locations, in 5 counties. Simultaneously the company implemented the use of research-based assessment and curriculum and a robust continuous quality assurance system. In keeping with the company's commitment to providing high quality, education-focused services: The company's school-age child care program changed its name to the Centers for School-age Development in 2015, where the company IGNITE, INSPIRE, and ACTIVATE! A Makerspace was created and built by staff and volunteers at the Lewisburg Center for School-age Development, housed at the Sharon Koppel Children's Center. In 2018, to again reflect the company's expanded services and service area and ...Read More