Certification

Certification is the first step to Keystone STARS. 

Apply to be a certified or registered day care by contacting your regional center of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. 

Central Region  Northeast Region
Central Regional Office of Child Development 
Hillcrest Building, DPW Complex #2 
P.O. Box 2675 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 
(717) 772-7078 
(800) 222-2117 
Northeast Regional Office of Child Development
100 Lackawanna Avenue
339 Scranton State Office Building
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503
(570) 963-4371
(800) 222-2108
 
Southeast Region Western Region
Southeast Regional Office of Child Development
1400 Spring Garden Avenue 
502 State Office Building 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 
(215) 560-2541 
(800) 346-2929 
Western Regional Office of Child Development
300 Liberty Avenue
701 State Office Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(412) 565-5183
(800) 222-2149

For further information, check the DPW website: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us