Contents Fraud Detecting Fraud Reporting Fraud Corrective Action Documentation – Notification Suspension Due to Fraud Appeal #1 Appeal #2 Fraud Fraud is defined as an intentional misrepresentation of information to gain an unfair advantage over an individual or system. Examples of fraud with Pennsylvania’s Professional Development Registry (The PD Registry) include, but are not limited...Read More

Since inception, the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has built the capacity to serve nearly 111,500 in Child Care Works is one fact in the new infographic from OCDEL in A Decade of Early Childhood Impact which takes a look at what’s been accomplished through OCDEL in Pennsylvania relating to quality...Read More

New CDA Cohorts While PDOs Implement in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is implementing statewide Professional Development Organizations (PDOs). PDOs will specialize in access to credit-bearing coursework and credentials for the early childhood education (ECE) workforce. Shippensburg University and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) were selected as the PDOs in...Read More

ATTENTION DIRECTORS! You’re invited to a webinar about PA’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) Career Pathway. This webinar seeks to provide a full overview of the Career Pathway. We will detail different levels of the career pathway, professional development alignment within the career pathway, resources to share with teachers planning to move up in the career...Read More

As a child care provider, your child care rate information can make an impact in Pennsylvania being compliant with the federal government and ensuring OCDEL has important data to compare private pay prices with Child Care Works reimbursements known as base rates. The Market Rate Survey is a requirement under the Child Care Development Fund...Read More

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)’s Rising STARS Tuition Assistance (RSTA) program (administered by The Pennsylvania Key) helps cover a portion of tuition costs for early childhood professionals. This program has important deadlines quickly approaching for applications: Completed applications submitted before 4PM on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 will be approved and checks processed in...Read More

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has begun the planning process with the regional Professional Development Organizations (PDOs). The PDOs were created to coordinate and facilitate access to credit-bearing coursework and credentials for the early childhood education (ECE) workforce. Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) was selected for the Philadelphia and Southeast (Bucks,...Read More

Did you know there’s a great way to stay up-to-date on current early childhood education news in Pennsylvania? Sponsored by OCDEL, the PA Early Ed News is a monthly e-newsletter to inform early learning professionals, the early childhood community, school district staff, policymakers, community leaders and the public on developments in early childhood education and...Read More

How can Pennsylvania better support child care providers? Would you like to let policymakers know in a brief online survey? Hundreds of child care providers have been selected at random by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania to take part in a study and receive a $25 Amazon gift card upon completion. This 30-minute survey...Read More

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today that his administration will make a $10 million investment in Pennsylvania’s children through a workforce development program that will help early childhood workers gain valuable credentials and advance their professional careers. “It’s imperative that we support early childhood workers with career training and advancement opportunities,” Gov. Wolf said....Read More