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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning opened our first Center in 2023. We will initially open six Early Childhood Education Centers in Pennsylvania. Each location is uniquely designed to support the whole child, with stimulating spaces encouraging hands-on play and exploration in a nurturing, home-like environment.

CHS Hershey

Hershey Front
  • Opened in October 2023
  • 50,827-square-foot Center with over 18,000 square feet of outdoor play area and staff training facility
  • Serving 150 children from six weeks to age 5
  • 80 employees

CHS Harrisburg

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  • Opened in September 2024
  • 46,963-square-foot Center with over 17,000 square feet of outdoor play area and an on-site community plaza
  • Serving 150 children from six weeks to age 5
  • Up to 80 employees

CHS Middletown

Middletown
  • Opening in 2025
  • 48,692-square-foot Center with over 24,000 square feet of outdoor play area
  • Will serve 150 children from six weeks to age 5
  • Up to 80 employees

Expanding into Lancaster County, PA, beginning in 2026

CHS New Danville

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  • Opening in 2026
  • 28,000-sqaure-foot Center with over 13,000 square feet of outdoor play area
  • Will serve 100 children from six weeks to age 5
  • Up to 80 employees and volunteers

CHS Elizabethtown

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CHS Lancaster City

Lancaster City Location
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Our facilities

We believe children learn from the world around them. Our Centers stimulate and support healthy child development. Each CHS location will include:

  • State-of-the-art classrooms: Bright, comfortable classrooms with home-inspired touches and compassionate teachers
  • Family Success Center: Dedicated to serving enrolled families, connecting them to the tools and resources needed for success
  • Gross motor room: Expansive play area designed to support exploratory play outside of the classroom
  • Outdoor play areas: Multiple safe, age-appropriate playgrounds uniquely designed to keep children active and engaged
  • Innovation Studio: Created for hands-on learning and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) exploration
  • STEM Garden: A gardening space that invites children and adults to explore using STEM through elements of nature
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Catherine Hershey Schools

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning are subsidiaries of Milton Hershey School and will be staffed and operated independently of the Milton Hershey School core model.

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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