Announcement ELRC 23 #04 Subject: 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual To: All DHS Certified Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Shante' Brown Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: [...]
Announcement C-23-03 Subject: Announcements Deemed Obsolete – C-08-01, C-08-02, C-08-05, C-08-07, C-11-02, and C-13-01 To: Certified Child Care Facilities and Bureau of Certification Services Staff From: Shante' A. Brown Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: July 28, 2023 Effective Date: July 28, 2023 End Date: N/A Read the full announcement. > [...]
Announcement C-23-02 Subject: Fire Safety Requirements for Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes (in a Commercial Space) To: Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Group Child Care Homes (in a residence); Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Family Child Care Homes; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); Office of Child Development and Early Learning [...]
This video is an update about OCDEL's Certification Re-Write Impact Project. Watch this video on the Pennsylvania Key's YouTube Channel.
Shortly after the start of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), required all licensed child care operators to submit information on children and staff who tested positive for COVID-19 on the Licensed Facility COVID Data Collection Tool. OCDEL will end this reporting requirement and close the [...]
In 2015, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was awarded an Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (EHSCCP) grant to provide partnership opportunities to high quality child care providers to serve 324 income eligible infants and toddlers in their community. Applications are being accepted for up to 40 slots (total amount available) by providers who are interested. [...]
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) received a three year Preschool Development Birth Through Five Renewal Grant (PDG-R) to build upon the initial grant which ended in 2020. OCDEL is the primary recipient of the $16 million renewal grant in direct partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education. OCDEL will use PDG-R [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-09 Subject: Registration Fees for Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW) To: All DHS Certified Child Care Providers; Relative Providers; In-Home Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Program Representatives From: [...]
This video is a wrap-up of Phase 1 of OCDEL's Certification Re-Write Impact Project. Watch this video on the Pennsylvania Key's YouTube Channel.
Former Deputy Secretary Tracey Campanini provides an update on OCDEL's Certification Re-Write Impact Project. Watch this video on the Pennsylvania Key's YouTube Channel.
