Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania is a 2026 recipient of a $50,000 grant from The Wyomissing Foundation, funding the expansion of Club Curious - a free learn-and-play program for children from birth to age five who are not enrolled in formal childcare in Berks County.
The need is plain in the numbers: according to 2024 KidsCount data cited by Easterseals, only 23% of Berks County 3- and 4-year-olds are enrolled in a publicly funded pre-K program. Over the two-year grant, Easterseals expects to serve at least 40 families in the first year and 60 in the second.
The fall 2026 session is under way on Fridays at Easterseals, 90 George Street in Reading, running through December 11.
Summarised by the Berks Journal from BCTV's report of November 11, 2026.