ELRC Announcement 25-#03 announces the 2025-26 Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Awards, paid to eligible child care programs with a Department of Human Services (DHS) regular Certificate of Compliance (CoC) and designated as a Keystone STAR 2, 3, or 4. This Award is paid through ELRCs, on behalf of the OCDEL, directly to eligible...Read More

For this episode, we will explore a variety of prevention strategies for behaviors we know are occurring in programs and potentially could cause health and safety concerns. Our special guest, Staci Kenney, Division Chief of Bureau of Early Intervention and Family Supports, joins to provide insight on when and how to request early intervention.Read More

Angel Avery How can you incorporate language development into your infant room? Diapering/toileting times: Discuss what you are doing as you change a diaper. ‘I am changing your diaper. I going to remove your pants and take off the dirty diaper.” Count the number of snaps on the onesies. Talk about 3-D materials hanging above...Read More