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2020

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20
Nov

Announcement 20 #17 Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency

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...
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17
Nov

Public Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to the Subsidized Child Care Eligibility Regulations

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...
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09
Nov

Nov. 9 ECE Recap

Did you miss the highlights of recent early childhood education news? Get the updates in the November 9 edition of OCDEL’s ECE Recap.
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26
Oct

Oct. 26, 2020 ECE Recap

The Oct. 26, 2020 edition of the OCDEL ECE Recap is now available. Read it now!
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22
Oct

Statewide Report Reflecting County-Level Needs

Wolf Administration Releases New Pennsylvania Statewide Report Reflecting County-Level Needs On Maternal, Child And Community Health Issues The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), a joint office between the departments of Education and Human Services, today released a new Family Support Needs Assessment covering needs and challenges experienced by families with young children and...
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19
Oct

Employment Opportunity

The Pennsylvania Key is seeking several Infant Toddler Coaching Consultants to work directly with the OCDEL Early Head Start- Child Care Partnership agencies to support infant/toddler staff in child care facilities through a coaching initiative designed to address the fundamental work around classroom environments, pedagogical perspectives, child-staff interactions and engagement of children in learning/activities. Coaches...
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16
Oct

Start Now to Meet Dec. 31 Deadline for FBI Background Checks

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has reminded those needing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history background checks as a condition of employment that the December 31 deadline to obtain this clearance is approaching and strongly encouraged anyone needing this clearance to start the process now. Earlier this year, Governor Wolf signed Act 18...
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15
Oct

Yale University Releases COVID-19 and Child Care Study & Offers Free Webinar for Child Care Providers with Child Care America

In May 2020 and June 2020, more than 57,000 child care providers across the country provided the Yale School of Medicine the information needed to determine whether working in child care increases an individual’s risk of COVID-19 or contribute to its spread. This peer-reviewed medical study will be published in January 2021 by Pediatrics, the...
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15
Oct

Ending Hunger: Food Resources for PA Kids

The Oct. 14, 2020 edition of The Impact from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services shares information about food resources for Pennsylvania children. Food is a necessary resource for all people, but children especially need access to healthy meals in order to grow and thrive. October 12-16 is National School Lunch Week. The National School Lunch Program...
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