(File Photo of Pa State Rep. Rob Matzie (16th))

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Ambridge, Pa.) 16th District Pa State Rep. Rob Matzie announced that Beaver County preschoolers will have greater access to early learning resources thanks to nearly $1.5 million in funding awarded to bolster area Pre-K Counts and Head Start Supplemental Assistance programs.
Matzie said in a release that the funding from the state Department of Education’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning will increase the number of available Pre-K Counts slots and help ensure that area Head Start programs have the resources to manage increased operating costs.
Matzie said the funding includes the following:
Pre-K Counts in the amount of $400,000 to Aliquippa School District and $170, 000 to Chippewa Noah’s Ark LLC
The Head Start Private Industry Council (serving Beaver and Fayette counties) will also $925,900
The funding, made available through the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Child Development and Early Learning.