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-23-01 Subject: Fire Safety Requirements for Group Child Care Homes (in a residence) and Family Child Care Homes 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 (OCDEL) [...]
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 [...]
Announcement C-22-07 Subject: Role of Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) in Ensuring Compliance with Immunization Regulations To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Facilities; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) ELRC Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini, Deputy Secretary, Office [...]
Announcement C-22-06Subject: Updated Health and Safety Pre-Service and One-Hour TrainingTo:All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Facilities;Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); andOffice of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) ELRC Program RepresentativesFrom:Tracey Campanini,Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early LearningIssue Date: Oct. 4, 2022Effective Date: Oct. 4, 2022End Date: N/AView this information [...]
Announcement C-21-09 (Updated September 30, 2022) Subject: Reinstating and Extensions of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due to Act 73, Act 14 and Act 30 To: Certified Child Care Facilities; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Staff From: Tracey Campanini, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development [...]
Announcement C-19-01 REVISED Subject: Verifying Compliance with the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Facilities; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) ELRC Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: March 1, 2019 [...]
Announcement C-22-05 Subject: Obsolete Bureau of Certification Services Policy Announcements To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Facilities; Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Bureau of Certification Services Staff; and Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs) From: Tracey Campanini Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: July [...]
Announcement C-22-04 Subject: Updated Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Regulations and Requirements for Child Care Facilities To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Facilities; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and OCDEL Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: April [...]
Updated OCC Compliance Announcements The reauthorized Child Care Development Block Grant Fund (CCDF) requires Lead Agencies to maintain compliance with all provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG), regulations, and the state’s approved CCDF Plan during the administration of their program. The monitoring cycle for FY2019-FY2021 focused on 34 regulations within [...]
