The Parenting Together Pathway is a video-based learning series to provide high-quality information on early childhood development to parents and caregivers in Allegheny County and surrounding areas.

Learn more about the series.

The 2019-2020 Trying Together Public Policy Agenda outlines nine priorities to:

Do What’s Best for Children

Invest Adequately

Enhance Quality

In this toolkit, families and early childhood educators can:

• access strategies that strengthen the relationships that nourish a child’s growth and sense of belonging;
• find ideas and resources to enrich relationships in their learning community;
• learn ways to increase equity and access for all involved; and
• take the opportunity to reflect upon family engagement practices in their home or program.

Browse the entire toolkit with resources for providers, relative providers, and families.

Trying Together released a two-year annual report for fiscal years spanning 2016–2018.

Highlights include:

• development of a strategic roadmap
• organizational rebrand
• becoming lead organization for Homewood-Brushton Family Support Center
• hiring a full-time Director for the Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative

In 2018 Trying Together rebranded and embarked on its Strategic Roadmap.

Now two-years in, Trying Together pauses to reflect on what has been accomplished, what still needs to be done, and what has changed in the midst of these turbulent times in the 2018–2020 Trying Together Community Report.

Moving forward, Trying Together will provide an updated version of this report biennially to share continued progress and future plans.

The Family Care and Education Forum is open to all caregivers, which Trying Together defines as any adult who interacts with young children. Users are encouraged to review Trying Together’s Social Media Policy and Privacy Policy prior to creating an account. While the focus of the Forum in the coming months will be Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Forum is open to all regions.

All early learning, after school, summer camp, and virtual program educators and providers in Allegheny County are invited to create or update their program profile on Allegheny Child Care.

Providers can add, view, and edit their profile listing at providers.alleghenychildcare.org.

In particular, programs are asked to update their:

• current operational status (open/closed and availability);
• age group(s) served; and
• basic profile information.

Once a program administrator has used the tool to adjust or confirm their listing, they will receive regular email or text reminders to update their vacancy information so parents can search for and find their program. By updating program information, the tool assists directors and owners with promoting and marketing their programs to families and helps to expedite the process for getting children enrolled. Families who use the tool are then able to more easily find their desired program making an often stressful task less burdensome.

Providers can learn how to update their profile with this five-minute video.

Allegheny Child Care is a unique pilot project that was developed to support the care and education needs of families. Caregivers and parents of young children can search available spots at all early learning, after school, summer camp, and virtual programs in Allegheny County in real-time with the Allegheny Child Care, After School, and Summer Camps finder tool.

For information on how to identify high-quality early learning programs and learn about their COVID-19 procedures, view the following resources:

• • How to Find, Choose, and Pay for High-Quality Child Care: A Guide for Families | En Español

The Allegheny Child Care Finder Tool was funded through the generous support of The Heinz Endowments and Eden Hall Foundation and is managed by Trying Together in partnership with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST). For more information about Allegheny Child Care, email info@alleghenychildcare.org.

The Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Series highlights several early childhood topics to support parents and caregivers who are caring for young children. Use the list below to navigate through each series topic:

• Part I: Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
• Part II: Childhood Physical Health
• Part III: Child Care
• Part IV: Early Intervention (EI)
• Part V: Safety
• Part VI: Social-Emotional Development
• Part VII: Childhood Mental Health
• Part VIII: Race and Equity
• Part IX: Transitions & Routines
• Part X: Gender and Gender Identity
• Part XI: Family Dynamics
• Part XII: Caring for the Caregiver

Learn more about the series.

Request free printed materials from our Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Series.