The Children’s Center allows the Parents as Teachers program to offer an extra learning opportunity to Elk County. The center promotes unstructured, child directed play experiences for children through kindergarten age. Play is essential to a child’s healthy development, with research proving that it stimulates brain growth. Play allows children to use their creativity while developing imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive and emotional strength. This fun developmentally appropriate play environment offers young children and their families an opportunity to play.


Children's Center Lending Library
. The lending library consists of children’s literature books, educational software and videos, adult educational materials and other resources to support our families and schools for children between the ages birth to five. These materials are available to parents, children and schools in Elk County.