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This is a library of official announcements distributed by the Pennsylvania Key on behalf of the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).
AllCertification (C-) AnnouncementsEarly Learning Resource Center (ELRC-) AnnouncementsProfessional Development Organization (PDO-) Announcements
September 3, 2024

C-24-02: The Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials and Biological Contaminants

August 5, 2024

ELRC-24-02: 2024-25 Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement Awards

June 30, 2024

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 23-05: Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Award

June 13, 2024

C-24-01: Guidance to Identifying Toxic Plants in the Child Care Setting

May 29, 2024

ELRC 24-01: Updated Provider Agreements for Certified Child Care Providers

August 31, 2023

ELRC 23-04: 2023 Keystone STARS Performance Standards, Program Manual, and Accompanying Resources

August 1, 2023

C-23-01: Fire Safety Requirements for Group Child Care Homes (in a residence) and Family Child Care Homes

August 1, 2023

C-23-02: Fire Safety Requirements for Child Care Centers and Group Child Care Homes (in a Commercial Space)

July 28, 2023

C-23-03: Announcements Deemed Obsolete – C-08-01, C-08-02, C-08-05, C-08-07, C-11-02, and C-13-01

March 21, 2023

ELRC 23-03: Requirements for Instructors Applying for Professional Development Instructor Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) Approval

February 21, 2023

ELRC 23-01: Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates for DHS Certified Providers

December 22, 2022

ELRC 22-09: Registration Fees for Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW)

December 1, 2022

ELRC 22-07: OCDEL-Approved Curricula and Developmental Assessment Tools in Keystone STARS

December 1, 2022

ELRC 21-08: Requirements for Programs Using an OCDEL-Approved Alternate Pathway to a Keystone STARS Designation in the Professional Development (PD) Registry

October 6, 2022

C-22-07: Role of Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) in Ensuring Compliance with Immunization Regulations

October 4, 2022

C-22-06: Updated Health and Safety Pre-Service and One-Hour Training

September 30, 2022

[OBSOLETE] C-21-09: Reinstating and Extensions of Child Care Certification Regulation Suspensions Due to Act 73, Act 14 and Act 30

August 30, 2022

ELRC-22-06: Required Professional Development Training for DHS Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works

August 4, 2022

ELRC-22-05: Sunset or Obsolete Keystone STARS Policy Announcements

July 21, 2022

C-22-05: Obsolete Bureau of Certification Services Policy Announcements

May 16, 2022

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-22-04: 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual

May 2, 2022

ELRC 22-03: Updated Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System within the Pennsylvania Professional Development Registry

April 20, 2022

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 22-02: Child Care Technology Access Award

April 19, 2022

C-22-04: Updated Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Regulations and Requirements for Child Care Facilities

April 7, 2022

ELRC 22-01: Systems Alignment to the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators

February 7, 2022

PDO-22-01: Career Pathway Level A-Plus Verification Change and Clarifying Procedures for Verifying Credits and Degrees from Nationally Accredited (Non-Regionally Accredited) Institutions

January 24, 2022

C-22-02: Updates to Health and Safety Training and Professional Development Requirements

January 11, 2022

C-22-01: Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Requirements and Access to Free Training through Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organizations (ECE PDOs)

January 4, 2022

C-22-03: Updates to Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma, and Child Maltreatment Requirements

December 20, 2021

C-21-11: Addition of COVID-19 to List of Reportable Communicable Diseases

December 14, 2021

C-21-10: Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers- Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities

December 6, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-21-11: Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates

November 29, 2021

ELRC-21-10: Non-Traditional Care Add-on Rates

October 4, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-09: Child Care Works (CCW) Payment During the Ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

September 30, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-08: Keystone STARS Designation Extensions

September 21, 2021

ELRC 21-07: Change in Policy Regarding Eligibility for Owners/Operators of a Child Care Facility

September 15, 2021

[OBSOLETE] C-21-08: Compliance with Acting Secretary of Health’s Face Covering Order

August 31, 2021

[OBSOLETE] C-21-07: COVID-19 Policy Updates

August 24, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-06: Restoring Child Care Works Invoicing, Attendance and Payment Policies

August 24, 2021

[OBSOLETE] C-21-06: Ending of Child Care Certification Regulations Suspensions Under the State Disaster Emergency Declaration

July 12, 2021

C-21-05: Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers

July 12, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-05: Keystone STARS During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

July 6, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-04: Child Care Works Payment During the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

June 28, 2021

C-21-04: Best Practices For Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus – Replaced by Announcement C-21-07

June 21, 2021

ELRC 21-03: Eligibility and Process for Extending Keystone STAR 4 Reciprocity to Head Start and Early Head Start Federal Grantee Locations

June 15, 2021

[OBSOLETE] C-20-05: Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers

May 24, 2021

C-21-02: Act 62 of 2020 Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities

April 12, 2021

C-20-12: Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

April 1, 2021

C-21-01: Waiver of Child Care Facility Regulations

February 18, 2021

ELRC 21-02: Increase to Child Care Works Base Payment Rates

January 13, 2021

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 21-01: Child Care COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Award

December 21, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-18: Keystone STARS Designation Maintenance for Facilities Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19

November 24, 2020

[OBSOLETE] C-20-13: Reopening of Certified Child Care Facilities Temporarily or Permanently Closed Due to COVID-19

November 1, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-20-17: Child Care Works Payment During the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency

October 8, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-16: Internal Assessment Process (IAP) Guide

October 7, 2020

[OBSOLETE] C-20-09: Emergency Temporary Relocation of Facility due to the Governor Issuing a Declaration of Disaster – Specific to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Revision

September 1, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-20-15: Changes to Policy Regarding Parents/Caretakers Caring for Their Own Children in a Child Care Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 31, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-14: Keystone STARS Designation Processes for FY 20/21

August 26, 2020

[OBSOLETE] C-20-11: Non-Licensed Part-Day School Age Child Care (SACC) Program or Learning Pod Notification of Operation

August 20, 2020

[OBSOLETE] C-20-04: REVISED Suspension of Regulatory Requirement for Certified Child Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 17, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-13: Updates to the Child Care Works School-Age Blended Rate Payment Policy for the 2020-21 School Year

July 31, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-12: Keystone STARS Performance Standards and Program Manual

July 17, 2020

ELRC 20-11: Restoring Child Care Works Payment Practices Based on Attendance and Invoicing for All Children

July 14, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-10: Child Care Works Payment for Child Care Providers Closed Due to a Positive COVID-19 Case

July 10, 2020

C-20-08: COVID-19 Operations for Licensed Child Care

July 6, 2020

C-20-07: Fire Safety Training for Child Care Centers may be obtained online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 25, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-09: Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

June 23, 2020

[OBSOLETE] C-20-06 REVISED: Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities operating during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

May 28, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-20-08: Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

April 21, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-07: Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 24, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC-20-03 REVISED: Reporting Early Learning Program Closings Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 24, 2020

C-20-03 REVISED: Reporting Early Learning Programs Closing Due to Coronavirus (COVID-10-19)

March 23, 2020

[OBSOLETE] ELRC 20-05: Child Care Works Payment Modifications Due to Impacts related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 13, 2020

ELRC-20-02: Operational Recommendations for Early Childhood Providers Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 13, 2020

C-20-02: Operational Recommendations for Early Childhood Providers Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

August 21, 2019

ELRC 19-05: Tools for Promoting Healthy Weight Practices in Early Childhood Education: An Integrated Approach to Coaching

March 1, 2019

C-19-01: Verifying Compliance with the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act – REVISED

February 28, 2019

ELRC 19-02: STARS Status Review, Reduction, Suspension, & Removal Process

October 19, 2018

ELRC-18-04: Certification Referrals to Early Learning Resource Centers

September 18, 2018

C-19-02: Meeting the Requirements of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) for Child Care facilities

July 12, 2018

ELRC-18-02: Updated Provider Agreements for Certified, Relative, and In-Home Child Care Providers

June 29, 2017

C-17-03: Inclusion of All Children in Early Childhood Programs in Pennsylvania

January 23, 2017

C-18-01: Meeting the Requirements of the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) for Child Care facilities

April 8, 2008

[OBSOLETE] C-08-01: Capacity on Certificate of Compliance

April 8, 2008

[OBSOLETE] C-08-02: Proof of Liability Insurance

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