Thank you for submitting your response to the OCDEL Survey of Immunization Needs. Please forward the Initiative ECE Registration Request Form to all eligible and interested staff link: Click here to access the Special Initiative ECE Registration Request Form. Staff must complete and submit the online form by 12:00 noon, Friday, March 12, 2021, in order...Read More

March 3, 2021: Today, Governor Tom Wolf and the Legislative COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced a special initiative to prioritize vaccinating Pennsylvania’s education professionals, including early childhood educators and child care providers. Last week the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the one-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine...Read More

A two-part webinar series from the Children’s Environmental Health Network and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units will be held in March. Both webinars will cover the latest science-based recommendations and best practices for keeping child care settings healthy and safe during the pandemic. The first webinar will cover how to safely clean, sanitize and disinfect...Read More

CDC has a resource on ventilation in schools and child care facilities, which pulls information from across various CDC webpages to a centralized location. The resource covers five key strategies schools and child care programs can use to improve ventilation in their programs. Key strategies described in more detail include: 1) Bring in as much...Read More

The March 2021 edition of the PA Early Ed News is now available! Click here to read.Read More