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

Middletown, Pa. – August 5, 2025 – Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS), a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School (MHS), celebrated the opening of its third Early Childhood Education...

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LNP | LancasterOnline: Catherine Hershey Schools enrolling for first Lancaster County location in Pequea Township

In a March 11, 2026, article by LNP | LancasterOnline, schools & education writer Ashley Stalnecker reported on enrollment beginning for Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning’s (CHS) first Lancaster...

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PennLive opinion: Every family deserves a strong start: Let’s normalize asking for help

In an opinion piece published by PennLive, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) Hershey Center Director Kelly Williams-Firestone discusses how early childhood educators can help families overcome stigma around...

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CHS New Danville Honors Legacy of Learning Begun by Lancaster Mennonite in Pequea Township

For more than 80 years, the New Danville school community has served families in Lancaster County, evolving from a one-room schoolhouse to its current home at 393 Long Lane in...

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TownLively: Early Learning Takes Root in Elizabethtown

Catherine Hershey School for Early Learning (CHS), Elizabethtown, located at 130 Alida St., is expected to open in the summer of 2027 and will serve children ages six weeks to...

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LNP | LancasterOnline: ‘Grounded in gratitude’: Milton Hershey president reflects on expansion into early childhood education

In a March 1, 2026, feature by LNP | LancasterOnline, Milton Hershey School (MHS) and Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) President Pete Gurt reflected on his lifelong connection...

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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.