Skip to content
Search this website:

Family success

Building safe, strong, financially stable homes for CHS children and their families. CHS provides comprehensive family support services in addition to what children receive in our classrooms.

Parents meeting with CHS staff

Partner with our Family Success Team

Our program provides an opportunity for families not only to relieve the financial stress of child care, but also to partner with our Family Success Team to advance other important areas of their lives.

How our family success program works:

Family Success Advocates

Each CHS family receives a dedicated Family Success Advocate (FSA) to work with throughout their time at CHS. FSAs keep in close contact with families to identify any areas of support needed and connect them to helpful resources.

Bridge

Bridge to Family Success

Establishing goals is an important part of the CHS experience. Together, families and their FSA work to develop these goals. They also complete our Bridge to Family Success assessment to identify areas of support that could be helpful for the family and create a plan for reaching their goals.

Home
visits

FSAs and families have quarterly home visits where they discuss goal progress, children complete their developmental assessments, and FSAs provide tips on home learning and enrichment, house safety, and other areas of family support.

Resources & support

FSAs help connect families to resources and education experiences that will aid in their child’s education and in their own personal growth. From resources on parenting, child development, housing, employment, and health, to library access, weekend food support, basic supplies, and transportation to/from our centers, FSAs are here to help.

2024_10_CHS_Harrisburg_DW9_2621

What we ask of our families

In order for this collaborative process to be successful, families must be committed to the CHS program. We ask that they:

  • Adhere to our year-round daily child attendance policy
  • Participate in family success planning
  • Adhere to our home visiting schedule
  • Engage in educational activities that help ensure meaningful outcomes

Family Success Center

Each CHS location has a Family Success Center. This is an area for families to visit, relax, meet with FSAs and partner organizations, and leverage all of the resources available to them. Our centers include:

  • Lending libraries of books and games
  • Educational programming
  • Free internet and computer access
A child building with magnetic blocks

Teaching and learning

CHS believes that exploration and play are the best and most-effective ways to learn.

Learn more
Child getting a check-up

Whole child supports

CHS provides services and resources that help children grow healthy and strong.

Learn more
Daughter swinging

Measuring outcomes

We are committed to delivering successful outcomes for children, families, and our communities.

Learn more
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.

© 2024 Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning