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The ECE Recap was a weekly e-newsletter that captured important information for early learning professionals, the early childhood community, school district staff, policymakers, community leaders and the public. The final release was June 26, 2023.
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2023
- September edition of the PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Announces Rapid Response Team Grant Application (Aug. 26, 2023)
- August Edition of PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: Request for Applications Now Open for Children’s Trust Fund Grants (July 6, 2023)
- July Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 26, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 19, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 12, 2023)
- Special Announcement: Shapiro Administration Provides Tips to Stay Healthy While Wildfire Smoke Raises Air Quality Alerts (June 8, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 29, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 22, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 15, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 8, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 1, 2023)
- May Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 24, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 17, 2023)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Announces 2023 Equity in Early Childhood Education Champion Award Recipients (April 11, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 10, 2023)
- April Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 3, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 27, 2023)
- Special Announcement: 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 (March 21, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 20, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 13, 2023)
- Special Announcement: 2023-24 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications: Full Competitive Rebid – Action Required (March 13, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 6, 2023)
- March Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 27, 2023)
- Special Announcement: Announcement ELRC 23-01, Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates for DHS Certified Providers (Feb. 21, 2023)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships (EHSCCP) Request For Applications (RFA) (Feb. 21, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 20, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 13, 2023)
- Special Announcement: Welcome Messages from DHS and PDE Secretaries and OCDEL Update (Feb. 10, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 6, 2023)
- February 2023 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 30, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 23, 2023)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 16, 2023)
- January 2023 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 9, 2023)
2022
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 26, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (December 19, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Opportunities for Regional Collaborative Meetings About Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Prior to Full Rebid in 2023 (December 13, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (December 12, 2022)
- December 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (December 5, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (November 28, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (November 21, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (November 14, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (November 7, 2022)
- November 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (October 31, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Opportunity to learn about Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts prior to full rebid in 2023 (October 26, 2022)
- Special Announcement Work Force Support Grant 2.0 – Applications Available Now (Oct. 24, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (October 24, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (October 17, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (October 10, 2022)
- October 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (October 3, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (September 26, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (September 19, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (September 12, 2022)
- September 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (August 29, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (August 22, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (August 15, 2022)
- Special Announcement: What you need to know about Monkeypox (Aug. 9, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Important Update Regarding Pennsylvania’s Certification Regulation Rewrite Project (Aug. 8, 2022)
- August 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (August 1, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 25, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 18, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 11, 2022)
- July 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 27, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 20, 2022)
- Special Announcement: 2022 Keystone STARS Program Manual – Available Now (June 17, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 13, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Keystone STARS Webinar for Providers – Available Now (June 8, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Register for Live Demonstration of New Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System (June 7, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 6, 2022)
- June 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 23, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Work Force Support Grant Opportunity (May 16, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 16, 2022)
- May 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 2, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 25, 2022)
- Special Announcement: 2022-23 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Action Required! (April 20, 2022)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Offers Access to Healthy Minds App for ECE Providers (April 12, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 11, 2022)
- April 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 4, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 28, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 21, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 14, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 7, 2022)
- March 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 28, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 21, 2022)
- Special Announcement: 2022-23 Pennsylvania Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program Request for Applications – Action Required (Feb. 14, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 14, 2022)
- Special Announcement: 2022-23 Governor’s Executive Budget Overview, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (Feb. 10, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 7, 2022)
- February 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 31, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 24, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 17, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Request for Applications: Family Support Programs (Jan. 12, 2022)
- Special Announcement: Pennsylvania’s Equity in Early Childhood Education Champion Awards (Jan. 11, 2022)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 10, 2022)
- January 2022 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 3, 2022)
2021
- Special Announcement: Message from Tracey Campanini (Dec. 30, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 20, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 13, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Message from Acting Secretary Meg Snead – Mask Guidance (Dec. 10, 2021)
- Special Announcement: RFA for Children’s Trust Fund Grants Now Open (Dec. 8, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 6, 2021)
- December 2021 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 22, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 15, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 8, 2021)
- November 2021 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 1, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 25, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Enhancements to Subsidized Child Care Program to Better Support Families and Providers (Oct. 19, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 18, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 11, 2021)
- October 2021 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 4, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 27, 2021)
- Special Announcement: ARPA Stabilization Grant Applications Available Now in PD Registry (Sept. 23, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 20, 2021)
- Special Announcement: ARPA Stabilization Grant Update – Calculation (Sept. 16, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 13, 2021)
- Special Announcement: ARPA Stabilization Grant Update – Webinar Follow-Up (Sept. 9, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 6, 2021)
- Special Announcement: ARPA Stabilization Grant Update – Allowable Expenses (Sept. 1, 2021)
- September 2021 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Aug. 30, 2021)
- Special Announcement: ARPA Stabilization Grant Update – Eligibility (Aug. 25, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Aug. 23, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Did You Know ARPA Stabilization Grants are Coming? (Aug. 18, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Aug. 16, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Aug. 9, 2021)
- August 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Aug. 2, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 26, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 19, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 12, 2021)
- July 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (July 6, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 28, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 21, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 14, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Children’s Trust Fund Request for Applications (June 11, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Updates on Face Covering (June 10, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 7, 2021)
- June 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (June 1, 2021)
- 2021-22 Pennsylvania Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program Request for Applications – Action Required (May 24, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 24, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Extension to Submit Comments for Pennsylvania’s Draft CCDF State Plan for FY 22-24 (May 18, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 17, 2021)
- Special Announcement: 2021-22 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications (May 10, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 10, 2021)
- May 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (May 3, 2021)
- Special Announcement J&J Vaccine Update (April 30, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Format Change for FBI Clearance Result Letter (April 28, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 26, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 19, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Update (April 15, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 12, 2021)
- April 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (April 5, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 29, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 22, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Still time to register for the Special Initiative for Janssen, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (March 17, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 15, 2021)
- Special Announcement: March 12, 2021 Deadline for Special Initiative for Janssen, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (March 11, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 8, 2021)
- Special Announcement: Special Initiative for Janssen, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (March 3, 2020)
- March 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (March 1, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 22, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 15, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb. 8, 2021)
- Special Announcement: 2021-22 Governor’s Executive Budget Overview (Feb. 5, 2021)
- February 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Feb.1, 2021)
- Special Announcement: COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts (Jan. 25, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 25, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 18, 2021)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Jan. 11, 2021)
- January 2021 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
2020
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 28, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 21, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 14, 2020)
- December 2020 Edition of PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Dec. 7, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 30, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 23, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 16, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Public Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to the Subsidized Child Care Eligibility Regulations (Nov. 13, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 9, 2020)
- November 2020 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Nov. 2, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 26, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Wolf Administration Releases New Pennsylvania Statewide Report Reflecting County-Level Needs On Maternal, Child And Community Health Issues (Oct. 22, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 19, 2020)
- Special Announcement: DHS Seeks Candidates for Director, Bureau of Certification, OCDEL (Oct. 13, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 12, 2020)
- Special Announcement: The GIANT Company Announces $200,000 Grant Program of Child Care Programs Impacted by COVID-19 (Oct. 9, 2020)
- October 2020 Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Oct. 5, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 28, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 21, 2020)
- OCDEL ECE Recap (Sept. 14, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Letter of Intent – Request for Application FY 2020-2021 Early Head Start or Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Expansion (Sept. 4, 2020)
- September Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: Announcement C-20-11: Non-Licensed Part-Day School Age Child Care (SACC) Program or Learning Pod Notification of Operation (Aug. 26, 2020)
- Special Announcement: School Age Child Care (SACC) Update from Tracey Campanini, Deputy Secretary, OCDEL (August 7, 2020)
- August Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: New Process to Prevent Expulsion and/or Suspension from ECE Programs (July 31, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Hazard Pay Grants Now Available for Front-Line Workers in Life-Sustaining Industries (July 16, 2020)
- July Edition of the PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: Announcement: ELRC-20 #09, Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (June 25, 2020)
- June Edition of PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts Related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (April 21, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Updates from OCDEL (April 13, 2020)
- April Edition of PA Early Ed News
- Special Announcement: Clarification of Closure Notices and Child Care (March 25, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Updates from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning during COVID-19 (March 22, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Governor’s Communication: All Non-Life Sustaining Businesses in Pennsylvania to Close Physical Locations (March 19, 2020)
- Request for Information: Family Support Programs Solicitation Due Date Extended to April 8, 2020 (March 19, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Governor Wolf Orders Statewide Shutdown of Non-Essential Business (March 16, 2020)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Releases Announcement: ELRC-20 #04 Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 15, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Attention: Bucks and Chester County Early Childhood Education Providers (March 14, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Attention Delaware County Early Childhood Education Providers (March 13, 2020)
- Special Announcement: ELRC 20-#03 Child Care Works Payments During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak (March 13, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Attention Montgomery County Early Childhood Education Providers (March 12, 2020)
- Special Announcement: Change of Venue for PDO Kick-Off Events (March 10, 2020)
- March 2020 edition
- Special Announcement: 2020 Census: Every kid counts, so let’s count every kid (Feb. 28, 2020)
- Special Announcement Request for Information: Family Support Programs (Feb. 25, 2020)
- Special Announcement: NSOR Clearances and the Coronavirus (Feb. 7, 2020)
- February 2020 edition
- January 2020 edition
2019
- Special Announcement: End of Year Best Wishes from the PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning (Dec. 31, 2019)
Special Announcement: Tomorrow is the Deadline to Participate in the 2019 Market Rate Survey (Dec. 30, 2019) - Special Announcement: Still Time To Update Your Information! & CPSL Change Takes Effect Dec. 31, 2019 (Dec. 18, 2019)
- Special Announcement: Still Time To Update Your Information! (Dec. 10, 2019)
- December 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Statewide Resource and Referral Tool, Draft RFP Technical Submittal (Nov. 18, 2019)
- November 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Regional Professional Development Organizations Announcement (October 24, 2019)
- Special Announcement: Pennsylvania Announces the 2019 Market Rate Survey (October 7, 2019)
- October 2019 edition
- September 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Infant-Toddler Contracted Slots RFA, Pre-Proposal Webinar for Recent RFA Guidelines (August 19, 2019)
- August 2019 edition
- July 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Upcoming Deadlines for Rising STARS Tuition Assistance Applications (June 18, 2019)
- June 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Family Support Programs – Family Centers RFA Released (May 3, 2019)
- May 2019 edition
- Special Announcement: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Announced (April 17, 2019)
- April 2019 edition
- March 2019 edition
- February 2019 edition
- Special Announcement January 23, 2019
- Special Announcement January 16, 2019
- January 2019 edition
2018
- Special Announcement: RFI Comprehensive Services and Information Resources (December 12, 2018)
- December 2018 edition
- November 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: Overview of Proposed Changes to Child Care Regulations (October 24, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Request for Proposal Child Care Funding and Finance in Pennsylvania: The True Cost of Quality Part II (October 22, 2018)
- October 2018 edition
- September 2018 edition
- August 2018 edition
- Special Announcement (July 18, 2018)
- July 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: New Solicitation eAlert for RFP 07-18 – Early Learning Resource Center in Region 18 (July 3, 2018)
- June 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: Deadline Approaching to Submit Comments for CCDF Grant Draft State Plan (May 21, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Keystone STARS Providers Invited to Share Their Experiences With STARS (may 17, 2018)
- May 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: Draft Child Care and Development Block Grant State Plan Released (April 27, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Wolf Administration Announces Selection for New Regional Centers to Support Child Care Services (April 24, 2018)
- Special Announcement: A New Public Hearing in Pittsburgh Added for CCDBG State Plan (April 18, 2018)
- Special Announcement: EXTENDED DEADLINE: OCDEL Conference Fund Request (April 16, 2018)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Conference Fund Request (April 11, 2018)
- Special Announcement: OCDEL Announcement RE: CCDBG State Plan (April 9, 2018)
- April 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: New Course Series Available on Inclusive Practices (March 28, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Federal Omnibus to Deliver Historic Investment in Early Learning (March 23, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Early Learning Resourced Centers to Improve Quality & Accessibility of Early Learning Services (March 21, 2018)
- Special Announcement: Register Now for the Shared Services Pilot Webinar (March 12, 2018)
- March 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Announced Action Required (February 20, 2018)
- February 2018 edition
- Special Announcement: New Vendor for Digital Fingerprinting and What It Means for You (January 5, 2018)
- January 2018 edition
2017
- December 2017 edition
- November 2017 edition
- October 2017 edition
- September 2017 edition
- Special Announcement: New Solicitation eAlert for RFI: Early Care & Education Professional Development Organizations RFI (August 28, 2017)
- Special Announcement: Partial Solar Eclipse – Keep Children Safe as You Educate (August 17, 2017)
- Special Announcement: PA Posts Draft ESSA Consolidated State Plan for Public Comment (August 3, 2017)
- August 2017 edition
- Special Announcement: RFA: Request for Applications – Innovative Programs for Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Education Workforce
- July 2017 edition
- Special Announcement: Request for Proposal (RFP) 30-16, Early Learning Resource Centers (June 27, 2017)
- June 2017 edition
- Special Announcement (May 9, 2017)
- May 2017 edition
- Special Announcement (April 17, 2017)
- April 2017 edition
- Special Announcement PA PKC (March 28, 2017)
- Special Announcement (March 22, 2017)
- March 2017 edition
- Special Announcement (February 17, 2017)
- February 2017 edition
- January 2017 edition