The 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had significant impacts on the child care provider community beginning in March 2020. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is interested in understanding the success and challenges child care providers are experiencing as they operate during the pandemic. One strategy to collect information is a brief...Read More

Announcement: C-20-06 REVISED Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released the Announcement: C-20-06 REVISED, Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities operating during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. This Announcement provides certified child care facilities with interim guidance...Read More

Child care programs may have questions or concerns about children and their families who are traveling, and the child returning to a child care or summer program. The CDC Guidance for Child Care Programs that Remain Open does not address travel situations such as traveling across state boundaries or traveling internationally.  The CDC Guidance states...Read More