Child Care Programs

While child care centers have temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, UNC’s Progressive Child Care Center has received a waiver from the state to remain open to care for children whose parents are health care professionals, first responders, or working in other essential roles such as in grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, and trash collection. Parents in these roles in need of child care can register by calling 570-309-9232 or by emailing klangan@uncnepa.org.

Reliable, safe, and accessible child care is crucial to the stability of working families. Likewise, the quality of that care is key to the early development of the child. In order to meet this need, UNC operates a network of three child care centers that provide affordable before- and after-school care, as well as preschool services.

The centers, which are licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, operate weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and accept Lackawanna County CCIS and other funding. All three of our centers have 4-STAR ratings, the highest designation from the Keystone STARS child care quality rating program. Our centers offer:

• Before- and after-school care for preschool-age children through age 13.
• Free transportation to and from Dunmore, Riverside, and Scranton schools.
• Free hot and cold breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• After-school homework help.
• Emergency care for snow days, early dismissals, and other days off from school.
• Preschool programs for children ages 3 to 5 with flexible hours and an instructional early learning curriculum.

The pre-school programs (ages 3-5) follow an instructional early childhood learning curriculum, while the before- and after-school program (ages 5-13) includes homework supervision, physical activity, field trips, and other fun educational activities.

For more information about UNC’s child care centers, see below, or call UNC’s Director of Children and Teens, Kelly Langan, at 570-346-0759 ext. 104.

Child Care Program Locations

• Bellevue Child Care Center
  531 Emmett Street, Scranton
  570-342-5251
  Keystone Stars – Star 4 facility
  Center Director: Nicole McNeil
• 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

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