Hershey Early Childhood Ctr

450-Rear Homestead Road
Hershey, PA 17033

420 Students

Elementary School K - 1st

School Overview

The Hershey Early Childhood Center, located on Homestead Road in Hershey, Pennsylvania, serves as a specialized educational facility dedicated to the developmental needs of the district's youngest learners. As part of the Derry Township School District, the center focuses on providing a nurturing and structured environment for preschool-aged children, typically serving as the primary hub for early intervention and pre-kindergarten programming.

The facility is designed to foster foundational academic and social-emotional skills, preparing children for the transition into elementary school. By emphasizing play-based learning and early literacy and numeracy, the center aims to establish a positive educational trajectory for students. Its integration into the local school district ensures that young learners have access to professional instructional resources and a supportive community atmosphere tailored specifically to early childhood development.

420

Total Students

36.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Hershey Early Childhood Ctr
Demographic	Student Count
White	256
Hispanic	43
Black	27
Asian	53
Two or More	40
American Indian	1

White
256 (61.0%)
Asian
53 (12.6%)
Hispanic
43 (10.2%)
Two or More
40 (9.5%)
Black
27 (6.4%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Derry Township SD
Phone:	(717)531-2211
Grade Range:	K - 1st
Total Students:	420
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 199

Grade 1 221