The Growing Place Child Care Centers

The Growing Place Child Care Centers High quality early care and education centers in the West End of Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Welcome to The Growing Place Child Care Centers.

We know that selecting child care is one of the most important and difficult decisions you will ever make. We appreciate your interest in our programs, and look forward to getting to know your family. The Growing Place Child Care Centers began in 1976 as an outreach of Salem-St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kresgeville, PA. Today, The Growing Place is a non-profit subsidiary of the church,

supported by parent fees and fundraising campaigns. Over the years, The Growing Place has grown to meet the changing needs of the area and operates two large sites within former Pleasant Valley elementary schools in the West End of Monroe County. At both sites we serve children aged eight weeks to 12 years in programs for infants and toddlers, preschool, and school age. The Growing Place remains committed to supporting the unique and individual needs of each family. The Centers are not religiously based and are licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. The Growing Place is proud to be a voluntary participant in the Accreditation Program of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the standard of quality for programs serving young children. NAEYC administers the nation’s largest and most widely recognized accreditation system for early childhood education programs. The Growing Place participates in the Keystone Stars Program, a statewide child care initiative that recognizes high quality programs through performance standards. Our centers are rated a Star 4, the highest star level.

08/04/2026

Just like our babies!

08/01/2026

Just love this story!

07/22/2026

Please follow along with this wildlife center as they care for this premature baby giraffe!

Thank you to the Monroe County Commissioners for the recognition!
07/15/2026

Thank you to the Monroe County Commissioners for the recognition!

At this morning's meeting, the Commissioners presented The Growing Place Child Care Centers with a certificate of special recognition for being in operation for 50 years!
Lisa, the Executive Director, and Linda, the HR and Communications Director were present to accept the certificate.
Thank you for all of the incredible work you do for our community!!

06/30/2026
Tonight was all about The Growing Place and the Western Pocono Community Library! Families and staff toured, read, craft...
06/26/2026

Tonight was all about The Growing Place and the Western Pocono Community Library!
Families and staff toured, read, crafted, shopped at the Scholastic Book Fair, and at least 20 people GOT A LIBRARY CARD!
Thank you to Jessie and everyone at WPCL for hosting us, to Lisa Eick and Josephine Gioia for reading, and to Kristine Bush (a former TGP parent!) from Senator Rosemary Brown’s office for presenting citations from the PA Senate for our 50th anniversary and Executive Director Lisa Eick’s 40 years of service.
(Can you find WPCL Director Patti Weiss in any of the pics?)
We think we should do this again next year! What do you think?

We hope to see you tomorrow night! Sign up your child for their first library card! Support the Scholastic Book Fair! TG...
06/24/2026

We hope to see you tomorrow night! Sign up your child for their first library card! Support the Scholastic Book Fair! TGP children, wear your yellow Growing Place shirt!
If the weather is nice, we will meet outside the library in the Sound Garden.
The library is open to the public tomorrow until 8:00, so all are welcome there as always. If you have never visited our library, you are missing out.

It’s a baby bison!
06/18/2026

It’s a baby bison!

Address

2147 Route 115
Brodheadsville, PA
18322

Opening Hours

Monday 6:45am - 6pm
Tuesday 6:45am - 6pm
Wednesday 6:45am - 6pm
Thursday 6:45am - 6pm
Friday 6:45am - 6pm

Telephone

+15709926206

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