Beginning on 12/14/2026, Annual Renewal designations will no longer be automatically created in the PD Registry System. This change is part of an upcoming system enhancement that w...

This section is designed to help providers understand where to upload non-PQAS certificates. There may be times when training is completed outside of the PD Registry. Although the...

Date: Monday October 26, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:30pm Location: Join Zoom Meeting Agenda Welcome and Opening Remarks (1:00- 1:05pm) (Leah Spangler) Review agenda ...

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 our tea...

Application Deadline October 13, 2026 The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports, is seeking to award...

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 our te...

Dear Child Care Provider, As measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, your leadership is essential in protecting children, staff, and families. With more than 570 confirmed cases ...

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 b...

Formally known as Foreign Degree Evaluation, the International Education Evaluation provides Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Education Workforce with access to international transc...

Pennsylvania’s ECE Career Pathway seeks to simplify and guide our profession towards meeting the minimal... View this page

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 inform...

Beginning Sept. 14, 2026, the PD Registry Designation System will be updated so that a program’s Valid Through Date reflects the date its next annual renewal is due. This means th...

When you think about how you learned language as a young child, who comes to mind? It’s likely a parent or caregiver reading a book, sharing family stories, singing lullabies or t...

Licensed child care providers have an opportunity to strengthen nutrition and physical activity practices and policies while helping young children build healthy habits that can l...

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Check out the Credit for Prior Learning Policy for the CDA from the CDA Council. Credit for Prior Learning Policy for the CDA® Credential

Check out what a Professional Development Organization (PDO) is. What are Professional Development Organizations (PDOs)?

What is the Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System? Check out more information on the Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS).

Check out what the Child Development Associate administered by the CDA Council is. What is the Child Development Associate administered by the CDA Council?

Check out the Revised Third Edition of Essentials for Working with Young Children. CDA Coursework Textbook Updated: Essentials for Working with Young Children, Revised Third Edit...