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Pennsylvania Department of EducationAttn.: State Director, Division of Food and Nutrition333 Market Street, 4th FloorHarrisburg, PA 17126-0333Phone: 717-787-7698Fax: 717-783-6566Hotline: 800-331-0129

Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareBureau of Child Day CareOffice of Children, Youth and Families1401 N. 7th Street, Bertolino Bldg., 4th FloorP.O. Box 2675Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675Phone: 717-787-8691Fax: 717-787-1529Hotline: 877-4-PA-KIDS (within state)

Pennsylvania Head Start - State Collaboration Office Center for Schools and Communities1300 Market Street, Suite 12Lemoyne, PA 17043Phone: 717-763-1661Fax: 717-763-2083

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.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 90,000 members, a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.

The National Association for Family Child Care is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care.The goals of the Association are: * To strengthen state and local associations as the primary support system for individual family child care providers. * To promote a professional accreditation program which recognizes and encourages quality care for children. * To represent family child care providers by advocating for their needs and collaborating with other organizations. * To promote the diversity of the family child care profession through training, state and local associations, public education, and Board membership. * To deliver effective programs through strong organizational management.

The NECPA has a heritage of supporting the profession of early care and education by encouraging the availability of high quality, affordable child care and preschool programs for children, families and communities. Its early years began in 1991 when leading industry professionals of the National Child Care Association envisioned a valid and reputable Accreditation choice that promoted all eligible programs to raise their quality bar, bringing tangible benefits and experiences to the lives of the children and families they served each day.

Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareBureau of Child Support EnforcementP.O. Box 8018Harrisburg, PA 17105-8018Phone: 717-783-5441Fax: 717-772-4936Hotline: 800-932-0211 (within state)

T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® PENNSYLVANIA Scholarship Program works with providers, colleges and child care staff to offer scholarship programs and support systems that improve the education and compensation of child care workers.T.E.A.C.H. obtains its funding through grants from businesses, foundations and government. By helping to increase professionalism, raise wages and reduce turnover of child care staff, this public-private partnership brings higher quality care to Pennsylvania’s children. T.E.A.C.H. is administered by the Pennsylvania Child Care Association.

Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareBureau of Child Day CareOffice of Children, Youth & Families1401 N. 7th Street, Bertolino Bldg., 4th FloorP.O. Box 2675Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675Phone: 717-787-8691Fax: 717-787-1529

Tardive dyskinesia is a condition that may develop in patients who use metoclopramide, a drug sold under brand names such as Reglan in the United States. When a patient has been taking certain prescription drugs over a long period of time, often in high dosages, involuntary, repetitive tic-like movements can result, primarily in the facial muscles or (less commonly) the limbs, fingers and toes. The hips and torso may also be affected.