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April 6, 2026

How to Search Professional Development Events

Check out this new resource to help you find Professional Development Events in the PD...
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March 17, 2026

FREE Pediatric First Aid/CPR Training for ECE Providers

FREE Pediatric First Aid/CPR Training
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March 13, 2026

NEW CDA Exam Study Guides Available

Download your New CDA Exam Study Guide Now! It's FREE!
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February 19, 2026

OCDEL Announcement #C-25-02; PDO 25-01: Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organizations (ECE PDOs): Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training

Access to free FA/CPR is no longer available from the PDOs
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January 15, 2026

Update on Foreign Degree Evaluation Reimbursements for Evaluations Received by December 31, 2025

Beginning February 2026, Foreign Degree Evaluation reimbursement applications will undergo review and processing. Approved payments...
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January 12, 2026

PDO Policy Communication #25-01: PDO Youth Pathway and Enrollment Prioritization

OCDEL PDO Policy Communication #25-01
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