In this episode of Confluence, Deputy Secretary Shante’ Brown and Bureau of Certification Services Director Ruby Martin discuss how OCDEL can support child care providers. They talk about early warning signs, when to reach out for assistance, what happens when a provider asks Certification for help, and the resources available through OCDEL and its partners.Read More

Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the Pennsylvania Program Quality Assessment (PQA) Team each month. Have fun getting to know Kitty from our team!Read More

Formally known as Foreign Degree Evaluation, the International Education Evaluation provides Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Education Workforce with access to international transcript evaluation!Read More

Pennsylvania’s ECE Career Pathway seeks to simplify and guide our profession towards meeting the minimal qualifications and competencies needed for each role an ECE Professionals may have.Read More

The PD Registry is a technology system that functions as a workforce registry. A workforce registry increases the number of high quality early childhood education (ECE) programs by helping to develop and track a knowledgeable and skilled early childhood workforce.Read More

Program observation instruments (POI) may be updated periodically to reflect new learning about early care and learning practices and child development. Checking in for new information can help your program’s internal observer collect the most accurate and meaningful data for continuous quality improvement (CQI) planning. Your Quality Coach and partnering PA Key Program Quality Assessor...Read More

Beginning September 14, 2026, Registry Designations will be updated so that a program’s Valid Through Date reflects the date its next annual renewal is due. This means the Valid Through Date will move from three years in the future to one year. This doesn’t change the three-year validity of a STARS designation.Read More