2020 Child Care Regulation Changes Training for Child Care Providers and Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions The Child Care Facility Regulations were approved by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Oct. 15, 2020, and will take effect Dec. 13, 2020. Over the past two years, OCDEL has released these changes as policy updates to align...Read More

Announcement C-20-13: Reopening of Certified Child Care Facilities Temporarily or Permanently Closed Due to COVID-19 The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services, has released Announcement C-20-13, Reopening of Certified Child Care Facilities Temporarily or Permanently Closed Due to COVID-19. The Announcement provides protocols on the reopening of certified child care...Read More

Announcement 20 #17 Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Nov. 20, 2020) The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Bureau of Policy and Professional Development, has released the Announcement 20 #17 Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency. The Announcement provides information to child care programs...Read More

Attention Families, Early Childhood Education Providers and Stakeholders: Proposed Changes to Regulations – Subsidized Child Care Eligibility Public Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to the Subsidized Child Care Eligibility Regulations Changes to the current subsidized child care eligibility regulations are being proposed that may impact families, children, and early childhood education providers, including, but not limited to, the...Read More

Did you miss the highlights of recent early childhood education news? Get the updates in the November 9 edition of OCDEL’s ECE Recap.Read More