Announcement ELRC 23 #04 Subject: 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual To: All DHS Certified Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Shante' Brown Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: [...]
March 21, 2023 - The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released the Announcements ELRC 23-02: Ending Option for Director Instructor- Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) and ELRC 23-03: Requirements for Instructors Applying for Professional Development Instructor Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) Approval. Announcement ELRC 23-02: Ending Option for Director Instructor- Pennsylvania [...]
Announcement ELRC 23-03 Subject: Requirements for Instructors Applying for Professional Development Instructor Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) Approval To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers; Early Childhood Education Professionals; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); Pennsylvania Key Career Pathway Verifiers and Career Pathway Staff; PQAS Approved Instructors; Professional Development Organizations (PDOs); and The Office [...]
Announcement ELRC 23-02 Subject: Ending Option for Director Instructor- Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers; Early Childhood Education Professionals; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); Pennsylvania Key Career Pathway Verifiers and Career Pathway Staff; Professional Development Organizations (PDOs); Professional Learning Organizations (PLOs); and The Office of Child Development [...]
Announcement ELRC 23-01 Subject: Announcement ELRC 23-01, Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates for DHS Certified Providers To: All DHS Certified Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and- The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Shante’ Brown Deputy Secretary, Office of Child [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-09 Subject: Registration Fees for Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW) To: All DHS Certified Child Care Providers; Relative Providers; In-Home Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) Program Representatives From: [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-08 Subject: Requirements for Programs Using an OCDEL-Approved Alternate Pathway to a Keystone STARS Designation in the Professional Development (PD) Registry To: All Keystone STARS Providers using an OCDEL-Approved Alternate Pathway for STARS Designation; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-07 Subject: OCDEL-Approved Curricula and Developmental Assessment Tools in Keystone STARS To: All Keystone STARS Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Shante’ Brown Acting Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: Dec. [...]
Announcement ELRC 21-09 Subject: Child Care Works (CCW) Payment During the Ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) To: All Regulated Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue [...]
Announcement ELRC 22-06 Subject: Required Professional Development Training for DHS Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW) To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini [...]
