Family, Group and School Age Providers Needed for ELC Subcommittee for Child Care Certification Regulation Rewrites Because of the critical role family child care (FCC), group child care (GCC) and school age only (SAC) providers play in Pennsylvania's child care system, OCDEL is seeking additional applications from these providers. FCC, GCC and SAC providers ONLY [...]
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development, has released the Announcement ELRC 21 #10, Non-Traditional Care Add-on Rates. This Announcement shares that DHS certified child care providers who provide care to children receiving Child Care Works (CCW) during non-traditional hours will be eligible for [...]
The Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP) is collaborating with local, private and public groups across the Commonwealth to promote breastfeeding/chestfeeding which ensures the healthiest start for babies. First Food is a statewide collaborative program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, committed to partnerships and collaborative efforts to increase the number [...]
The Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team is excited to announce a new and exciting opportunity: Let’s Talk Quality Series. The Let’s Talk Quality Series includes three-monthly activities – Let’s Talk Quality Blog, Let’s Talk Quality Webinar, and the newest, Let’s Talk Quality Spotlight. Each month the PQA team will publish a blog article, create a [...]
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