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      • Tipsheets & Resources for Providers
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What's New

OCDEL Announcements

Access all official announcements from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).

eNewsletters

Subscribe and access archives of a variety of eNewsletters distributed on behalf of the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).

Program Updates

Head Start

Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)

Keystone STARS

PA Pre-K Counts (PKC)

Program Quality Assessment (PQA)

May 16, 2025

Bureau of Certification eNewsletter, Spring 2025

April 25, 2025

OCDEL Releases Episode #4 of the Confluence Podcast

April 21, 2025

Measles Information & Guidance from OCDEL & the PA Dept. of Health

April 1, 2025

Review & Comment Period Now Open for Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C Application for the Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program

March 27, 2025

Coming Soon! Updated Edition of the Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood

March 18, 2025

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month; No-Cost Mandated Reporter Training

March 12, 2025

Available Now: View Recorded Informational Recruitment Session on Becoming A CDA Council Professional Development Specialist (PDS)

March 4, 2025

April 23 & 24: Virtual Training: Working Together—Certification and Providers

March 3, 2025

New Year, New Look: Updated PD Registry Home Page Coming This Spring

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