Child Care Guide for Chambersburg & Surrounding Areas

Infant & Toddler Care, Full-Day Child Care, Before & After School Care, and Resources for Local Families

Finding child care can be one of the hardest pieces of the family puzzle.

Maybe you need infant care while you return to work. Maybe you're looking for full-day care for a toddler, before- and after-school care for an elementary student, summer coverage, or a smaller family child care setting close to home.

This guide brings together child care options and resources throughout the Macaroni KID Chambersburg area, including Chambersburg, Greencastle, Waynesboro, Mercersburg, McConnellsburg, Bedford, Everett, and surrounding communities within our territory. 

Please note: Openings, rates, ages served, hours, transportation, and program offerings can change. Always contact a provider directly to confirm current information.

🔎 What Kind of Care Are You Looking For?

👶 Infant & Toddler Care
Full-day care for babies and young children.

🧸 Full-Day Child Care
Care for children who are not yet school age while parents or caregivers work.

🎒 Before & After School Care
Supervision before school begins and/or after dismissal.

📅 School-Closure Care
Care offered on certain holidays, teacher work days, snow days, or other days when school is closed.

☀️ Summer Child Care
Full-day or school-age programming available during summer break.

🏠 Family & Group Child Care Homes
Smaller regulated child care programs, often operated in a home setting.

💵 Help Paying for Child Care
Pennsylvania's Child Care Works program may help eligible families with child care expenses.

Buds of Promise Childcare

• 📍 2643 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201
• 📞 717-264-5675
• 🕒 Care: Full-day child care and early-childhood care
• 🌐 Buds of Promise Childcare

New Adventures Learning Center

• 📍 1912 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201
• 📞 717-446-0500
• 🕒 Care: Full-day child care
• 🌐 New Adventures Learning Center

Kids Club Daycare

• 📍 600 Miller Street, Chambersburg, PA 17202
• 📞 717-377-9301
• 👶 Ages: Beginning at 6 weeks
• 🕒 Hours: Monday–Friday, 6 a.m.–6 p.m.
• ✝️ Faith-based: Yes
• 🌐 Kids Club Daycare

Safari Adventures Child Care & Education Center

• 📞 717-504-8115
• 👶 Care: Infant, toddler, and young-child care
• 📌 Tip: Confirm the current address directly with the provider before visiting, as public listings have shown conflicting location information.

Chambersburg Memorial YMCA

• 📍 570 E. McKinley Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201
• 📞 717-263-8508
• 🎒 Ages: Kindergarten through age 13
• 🏫 Serves: Multiple Chambersburg Area School District schools
• 📅 Also available: Holiday and snow-day care
• 🌐 Chambersburg YMCA Before & After School Care

Current YMCA school-age programming serves or coordinates care for students from schools including Falling Spring, Fayetteville, Hamilton Heights, New Franklin, Scotland, South Hamilton, Ben Chambers, Guilford Hills, Grandview, Marion, Buchanan, Stevens, CAMS North, CAMS South, and Corpus Christi Catholic School.

Families attending Shalom Christian Academy, Montessori, or Cumberland Valley Christian School can also ask the YMCA about possible arrangements.

Greencastle Learning Center

• 📍 645 E. Baltimore Street, Greencastle, PA 17225
• 📞 717-597-0700
• 👶 Care: Infant, toddler, and full-day early-childhood care
• 💵 Financial assistance: Ask about participation in subsidized child care
• 🌐 Greencastle Learning Center Information

Waynesboro Area YMCA — Greencastle Program

• 📍 Greencastle First Assembly of God
• 🎒 Grades: K–5
• 🌅 Before school: Begins at 6:30 a.m.
• 🌇 After school: Dismissal–6 p.m.
• 📅 Also available: Schools Out Club on many no-school days
• 🌐 Greencastle-Antrim School-Age Care

Faith Builders Day Care

• 📍 801 Park Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
• 📞 717-788-2231
• 👶 Ages: Beginning at 6 weeks
• 🕒 Hours: Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• 🎒 School-age care: Before/after school and summer programming
• ✝️ Faith-based: Yes
• 🌐 Faith Builders Day Care
• 📝 Enrollment Information

Wee Kare Child Center

• 📍 508 N. Grant Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
• 📞 717-762-3333
• 👶 Ages: Approximately 6 weeks through school age
• 🕒 Care: Full-day child care
• 📌 Contact the center directly for current openings, rates, and school-age options.

Noah's Ark Christian Child Care Center

• 📍 100 S. Church Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
• 📞 717-765-8146
• 🕒 Care: Full-day and school-age child care
• ✝️ Faith-based: Yes
• 🌐 Noah's Ark Child Care

Waynesboro Day Care Center

• 📍 1801 E. Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
• 📞 717-762-9711
• 🕒 Care: Full-day child care
• 🌐 Waynesboro Day Care Center

Waynesboro Area YMCA

• 📍 810 E. Main Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268
• 📞 717-762-6012
• 🎒 Grades: K–5
• 🌅 Before school: Begins at 6:30 a.m.
• 🌇 After school: Dismissal–6 p.m.
• 📅 Also available: Schools Out Club on many no-school days
• 🌐 Waynesboro YMCA School-Age Care

Current school sites include:

Fairview Elementary • Mowrey Elementary • Hooverville Elementary • Summitview Elementary

First United Daycare & School Age Program

• 📍 11 N. Fayette Street, Mercersburg, PA 17236
• 📞 717-328-0193
• 🕒 Care: Child care and school-age care
• ✝️ Faith-based: Yes
• 🌐 First United Daycare

Looking for Additional Care?

Families in Mercersburg, St. Thomas, Fort Loudon, Lemasters, and surrounding communities may also find smaller centers and family child care homes that do not maintain public websites.

🌐 Search Pennsylvania Child Care Providers

Tip: Start with your ZIP code, then gradually increase the search radius.

Fulton County Family Partnership

• 📍 113 S. Second Street, McConnellsburg, PA 17233
• 📞 717-485-6767
• 👶 Care: Full-day child care beginning at toddler age
• 🕒 Hours: Monday–Friday, 6 a.m.–6 p.m.
• 🍎 Meals/snacks: Included
• 💵 Financial assistance: May be available through the Early Learning Resource Center
• 🌐 Fulton County Family Partnership Child Care

McConnellsburg School-Age Care

• 📍 McConnellsburg Elementary School, 151 E. Cherry Street
• 📞 717-485-7084
• 🎒 Care: Before/after school
• ❄️ Also available: Care on certain snow days and unscheduled school closures

Growing Years Early Learning Center — Bedford

• 📍 106 W. Penn Street, Bedford, PA 15522
• 📞 814-623-2096
• 👶 Care: Infant, toddler, and full-day early-childhood care
• 🍎 Includes: Meals/snacks and age-appropriate activities
• 💵 Financial assistance: May be available for eligible families
• 🌐 Growing Years Early Learning Center

Bedford Kid Stop

• 📍 106 W. Penn Street, Bedford, PA 15522
• 📞 814-623-2096
• 🎒 Care: Before- and after-school care
• ☀️ Summer: Full-day summer care
• 🌐 Bedford Kid Stop

Everett Kid Stop

• 📍 165 E. First Avenue, Everett, PA 15537
• 📞 814-652-5455
• 🎒 Care: School-age child care
• 📌 Contact the program directly for current before/after-school schedules, enrollment, and school-closure options.

🏠 Looking for Family or In-Home Child Care?

Some families prefer a smaller, home-like child care environment.

Pennsylvania regulates child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes. Many family child care providers do not maintain public websites, and openings may change frequently.

For privacy and accuracy, this guide does not publish a large directory of residential child care addresses.

Instead, use Pennsylvania's official Child Care Provider Search to find certified family and group child care homes near your:

🏠 Home • 💼 Workplace • 🏫 Child's school • 🚗 Daily commute

🌐 Find Certified Child Care Near You

💵 Need Help Paying for Child Care?

Child Care Works

Pennsylvania's Child Care Works program may help eligible families pay for child care while parents or caregivers work or participate in qualifying education or training.

🌐 Learn About and Apply for Child Care Works

📞 Child Care Works Helpline: 877-472-5437

📞 Need Help Finding Child Care?

Early Learning Resource Center — Region 6

Your Early Learning Resource Center, or ELRC, can help you search for child care based on your child's age, location, schedule, and family's needs. ELRC also administers Child Care Works assistance.

Franklin County

📍 533 S. Main Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201

Fulton County

📍 216 N. Second Street, Suite D, McConnellsburg, PA 17233

Bedford County

📍 195 Drive In Lane, Everett, PA 15537

🌐 Find Your Early Learning Resource Center

⭐ What Is Keystone STARS?

You may see a Keystone STARS designation when researching child care.

Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania's quality rating and improvement system for child care and early-learning programs. Participating providers can earn ratings from STAR 1 through STAR 4.

A STAR rating can be one helpful piece of information, but families may also want to consider:

• Hours and location
• Caregiver-child interactions
• Staff experience and turnover
• Communication with families
• Your child's individual needs
• Cost and financial assistance
• The overall feel of the program

🌐 Learn About Keystone STARS

🛡️ Check a Provider's Certification & Inspection History

Before enrolling your child, take a few minutes to check Pennsylvania's official provider records.

Families can use the state's Child Care Provider Search to locate regulated programs and review available information about certification, inspections, complaints, Keystone STARS participation, and other program details.

🌐 Search Pennsylvania Child Care Providers

Macaroni KID Tip

Don't search only around your house.

Try locations near your:

🏠 Home
💼 Workplace
🏫 Child's school
🚗 Daily commute

Sometimes the best child care option isn't the one closest to home — it's the one that makes your family's whole day work better.

✅ Questions to Ask When Choosing Child Care

When you call or tour a provider, consider asking:

• What ages do you currently have openings for?
• Is there a waitlist?
• What are your hours?
• Is part-time care available?
• What is tuition, and are there additional fees?
• Do you accept Child Care Works?
• Are meals and snacks included?
• What are your staff-to-child ratios?
• How long have your caregivers been with the program?
• How do you communicate with families during the day?
• How do you handle bottles, naps, diapers, and potty training?
• What is your illness policy?
• How are allergies and medications handled?
• How much outdoor and active play do children have?
• How do you handle challenging behavior?
• What is your emergency plan?
• Do you offer sibling discounts?
• Which schools do you serve for school-age care?
• Is transportation available?
• Do you provide care when school is closed?
• Do you offer summer care?
• May we tour the program?
• Where can we review your Pennsylvania certification and inspection history?

❤️ One More Thing to Notice During a Tour

A checklist is helpful, but pay attention to how a program feels, too.

Watch how caregivers interact with children. Do they speak warmly to them? Do they get down on children's level? Do the children seem comfortable approaching the adults?

Look around the environment. Is there room for children to play, explore, move, and rest?

Most importantly, ask yourself:

Can I picture my child feeling safe, comfortable, and known here?

🔍 Still Looking?

This guide is designed to help families get started, but it isn't intended to replace Pennsylvania's live child care database.

There may be additional centers, newer providers, smaller programs, and certified family child care homes within our Macaroni KID territory that do not have a strong public web presence.

🌐 Search the Pennsylvania Child Care Provider Database

You can also contact your local ELRC and ask for help finding care that fits your child's age, your schedule, and your location.

📝 Know a Child Care Provider We Missed?

Help us keep this resource useful for local families!

If you know of a child care center, family child care provider, before/after-school program, summer child care option, or other child care resource within the Macaroni KID Chambersburg territory, we'd love to hear about it.

Child care providers are also welcome to submit their information for consideration in this guide.

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Information in this guide was researched and reviewed by a human editor with assistance from AI tools. Child care information can change frequently, so please verify current openings, rates, hours, transportation, certification, and other program details directly with individual providers.