UNC operates a network of three childcare centers that provide affordable before- and after-school care, as well as preschool services. We understand that reliable, safe, and accessible childcare is crucial to the stability of working families. Likewise, the quality of that care is key to the early development of the child. Your children will receive the highest quality of care with UNC. Our centers are licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and operate weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All three of our centers have 4-STAR ratings, the highest designation from the Keystone STARS childcare quality rating program. We accept Lackawanna County Early Learning Resource Center subsidy and other funding, as well as paying families. Our centers offer:
For more information about UNC’s childcare centers, see below, or call UNC’s Director of Children and Teens, Kelly Langan, at 272-228-1352.
Bellevue Child Care Center
531 Emmett Street, Scranton
570-342-5251
Keystone Stars – Star 4 facility
Center Director: Kathleen Patchoski
Green Ridge Child Care Center
1917 Boulevard Avenue, Scranton
570-961-2224
Keystone Stars – Star 4 facility
Center Director: Mary Clare Hopkins
Progressive Child Care Center
414 Olive Street, Scranton
570-207-4950
Keystone Stars – Star 4 facility
Center Director: Donna Veater
Progressive Child Care Center
414 Oliver Street, Scranton
570-207-4950
Green Ridge Child Care Center
1917 Boulevard Avenue, Scranton
570-961-2224
Bellevue Child Care Center
531 Emmett Street, Scranton
570-342-5251
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
