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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Celebrates Grand Opening of Early Childhood Education Center in Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pa. – September 18, 2024 – Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS), a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School (MHS), celebrated the opening of its second Early Childhood Education...

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CHS Children Receive Plush Toys from the Hershey Bears’ Record-Breaking Teddy Bear Toss

Children at Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning locations recently received plush toys donated from the Hershey Bears’ record-breaking Teddy Bear Toss, held last month. In celebration of the Valentine’s...

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PennLive: Get an exclusive look at the 3rd Catherine Hershey preschool opening in Dauphin County

Catherine Hershey School for Early Learning, Middletown will open later this year near the intersection of Oberlin and Fulling Mill Roads in Lower Swatara Township, serving 150 children from six...

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Meet the CHS Hershey Center Director

In fall 2023, Catherine Hershey School for Early Learning, Hershey, was the first to open its doors to children and families from under-resourced and overburdened backgrounds as part of a...

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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Center Acquires 241 N. Plum St. Property in Lancaster City

LANCASTER, Pa. – January 6, 2025 – Today, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS), a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School (MHS), announced the purchase of 241 N. Plum St....

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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Celebrates the Holiday Season

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning embraced the holiday spirit and celebrated the season both with the CHS and broader community through various activities across locations this season. CHS Hershey...

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Why early childhood education?

Pete Gurt, President, MHS & CHS

Catherine’s story and mission

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.