We’re celebrating Candy’s Kids Learning Academy in Philadelphia. This program was impacted by a shooting in April 2018. An individual was shot and killed near the building and the children were in circle time when the police arrived with firearms and the facility had to lock down. Many of the families and staff are already...Read More

We’re celebrating Young Scholars Daycare Center in Philadelphia. Young Scholars Daycare Center was accepted into PHLpreK in Jan 2017 as a growth provider and committed to movement higher STAR levels. They have been working with Quality Coach, Urban Affairs Coalition, TA, and multiple partners to make meaningful CQI progress since then and recently made STAR 4...Read More

We’re celebrating Chinatown Learning Center (STAR 4)  in Philadelphia who marks their 25th year of service! Chinatown Learning Center is a bilingual preschool and pre-kindergarten program in the heart of Philadelphia’s Chinatown community. CLC’s program focuses on teaching children of immigrant families in the Asian-American community where English is a Second language. CLC provides a dual language...Read More

During National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 7-11, 2018, families throughout Pennsylvania are sharing stories of the impact teachers make in the lives of children. OCDEL Deputy Secretary, Suzann Morris, has a few words she would like to share with early learning teachers! Visit the PA’s Promise for Children website to read the thank yous shared...Read More

We’re celebrating the accomplishments of Family Provider: Kris LeBeau, owner of The Art of Play Early Learning Academy in Cumberland County. This has been an extremely busy year for Kris.  In addition to moving to STAR 4 and providing quality care to the children and community she serves: For the past six years, Kris has been...Read More

We’re celebrating the accomplishments of Family Provider, Cheryce Sullivan, Owner of Noah’s Ark Christian Learning in Cumberland County! Cheryce opened her family childcare home in 2016.  She has a nursing background, working in a local medical facility but was laid off.  She then worked at a friend’s childcare center for four years and found her new...Read More

Early Learning Resource Centers, Child Care and Development Fund, Infographics and more. There’s a lot of information in May edition of the PA Early Ed News!Read More

The Department of Education and Department of Human Services Office of Child Development and Early Learning is pleased to announce the public hearing for the draft Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF),  a funding portion of Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG).  The Child Care Development Block Grant is one of the primary federal funding sources...Read More

Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announced the selection of regional Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs), created to improve the quality of and access to early learning services in the state and help families identify the best child care options that meet the...Read More

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is releasing a listing by county of lead agencies who have submitted valid Letters of Intent (LOI) to apply for the 2018 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications. The goal of the list is to assist agencies in creating relationships with other agencies who may have interest...Read More