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ARPA Stabilization Grants
OCDEL made American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Stabilization Grants available to eligible child care providers. Learn more. >
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Impact Project
OCDEL is embarking on an initiative to rewrite the child care certification regulations. This rewrite will be an opportunity for the early childhood and school-age community in Pennsylvania to co-create regulations. Learn more. >
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COVID-19
Stay informed on best practices for keeping children, staff and families safe and healthy as we continue to navigate the pandemic. Learn more. >
What’s New?
Work Force Support Grant Opportunity
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is offering Work Force Support Grants to Department of Human Services (DHS) certified child care providers [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-04, 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual
May 16, 2022. The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development has released the Announcement ELRC [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-03 UPDATED
On May 13, 2022, the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development released the Announcement ELRC [...]
UPDATED – ELRC 22-03: Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System within the Pennsylvania Professional Development (PD) Registry
UPDATED - Announcement ELRC 22-03 Subject: Updated Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System within the Pennsylvania Professional Development Registry To: All Keystone STARS Providers; Early [...]
PDE Building Equity-Inclusion-Belonging in the Neighborhood Roadmap
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is creating a strategic roadmap for embedding equity, inclusion and belonging into every aspect of our work. This work [...]