Organizational PQAS Application

June 27, 2024

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), in working to establish collaborations across the varied systems that provide professional development to early childhood and school-age professionals in Pennsylvania, approves organizations where the organization offers a professional development approval and oversight system for instructors that is comparable to PQAS.

The Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) certifies instructors and organizations which provide professional development to early childhood and school-age professionals in Pennsylvania. The PQAS maintains a registry of approved instructors to help ensure that professional development activities meet quality standards.

Eligibility For Organizational Approval

Organizations must meet one of the requirements below.

  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Act 48 Approved Organizations
  • Head Start Organizations, which are in good standing with the Federal Office of Head Start as well as the Region III Office
  • AEYC or Child Care Associations (with fulltime paid staff)
  • Intermediate Unit 
  • Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA)
  • Government Bureau
  • School District
  • Other: Organizations who provide professional development to early childhood or school-age educational programs.

Organizational PQAS Requirements

Please review the appropriate application for the current requirements depending on the type of Organizational PQAS you may qualify for.

Higher Education Institutions Organizational PQAS

Last Updated: July 2024
  • Organization Information
  • Completion of required self-paced courses
  • Representative agreement
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Act 48 Approved Organizational PQAS - Initial

Last Updated: July 2024

Requirements:

  • Organization Information
  • Act 48 Approved Letter
  • Completion of required self-paced courses.
  • Receipt of payment ($100)
  • Representative agreement
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Act 48 Approved Organizational PQAS - Renewal

Last Updated: July 2024

Requirements:

  • Organization Information
  • Act 48 Approved Letter
  • Completion of required self-paced courses.
  • Receipt of payment ($50)
  • Representative agreement
Get Application

Organizational PQAS - Initial

Last Updated: July 2024

Requirements:

  • Organization information
  • Completion of required self-paced courses.
  • Receipt of payment ($100)
  • Representative agreement
  • Course Outline
    • Course Overview
    • Course Module
    • Handouts
  • Copy of the assessments including pre/posttests and corresponding answers (if applicable)
  • Self-review of course
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Organizational PQAS - Renewal

Last Updated: July 2024

Requirements:

  • Organization information
  • Completion of required self-paced courses.
  • Receipt of payment ($50)
  • Representative agreement
  • Course Information
Get Application
Email completed application and all documents to PQAS@pakeys.org
Use subject line Organizational PQAS Application

Application Process

  • The review of the application will take up to 90 days once an application and all required documentation are received.
  • The contact person on the application will be notified by email if additional items are needed.
  • At the completion of the review process, the contact person will be notified by email indicating the status of the application.
  • Approval is valid for three years.
  • An updated application will need to be submitted once an approval is expired.
Contact

pqas@pakeys.org
800-284-6031