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      • Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program (HSSAP)
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      • Directory: Preschool Program Specialists
    • Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation
      • School Age Child Care (SACC) Mental Health Consultation
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    • Keystone STARS
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      • How To Apply
      • Infant Toddler Contracted Slots
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    • Other Programs
      • Certification
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      • Home Visiting/Family Centers
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      • Project LAUNCH
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  • Special Initiatives
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      • 2025 OCDEL Conference
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      • Dual Language Learners (DLL)
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      • Equity in ECE Awards
      • Healthy Minds @Work Program
      • Health Trends in Early Childhood
      • Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Award
      • Mindfulness
      • P-3 Approach
      • PELICAN
      • Preschool Development Grant (PDG)
      • Promoting Inclusion & Reducing Expulsion and Suspension
      • Research and Results
      • Transition To Kindergarten
      • Updated OCC Compliance Announcements
    • Past
      • ARPA Stabilization Grants
      • Cultural Responsiveness
      • Integrating Services
      • Race To The Top
      • Workforce Support Grant 2.0
  • Workforce Development
    • Overview
      • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
      • Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
      • Job Search
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    • Training
      • Health and Safety
      • Keystone STARS
      • Pediatric First Aid & Pediatric CPR
      • Program Quality Assessment (PQA)
      • The PD Registry
    • Credentials & Degrees
      • Child Development Associate (CDA)
      • Director Credential (DC)
      • Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship
      • School-Age Professional Credential (SAPC)
    • Financial Assistance
      • CDA Voucher
      • Foreign Degree Evaluation Reimbursement
      • Professional Development Organizations (PDOs)
      • Rising STARS Tuition Assistance (RSTA) Program
      • TEACH Early Childhood® Pennsylvania
    • The PD Registry
      • Career Pathway
      • Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS)
      • Tipsheets & Resources for Providers
      • Tipsheets & Resources for PQAS Instructors & PLOs

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)

December 5, 2024

OCDEL Releases ELRC Policy Communication 24-03: 2024-25 Child Care Start Up and Expansion Grants

November 26, 2024

Early Care and Education Professional Development Organizations Request for Applications

November 26, 2024

Recognizing Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) Professionals

November 19, 2024

Pennsylvania Schools and Early Childhood Programs Recognized During 2024 PaPBS All Star Recognition Celebration

November 18, 2024

Available Now: PA Early Ed News, Special Announcement – Child Care Regulations Now Available in Spanish

November 12, 2024

Available Now: Bright Start, Bright Kids, Bright Futures, November 2024

November 12, 2024

Available Now: Coaching: Window With A View, November 2024

November 6, 2024

Important Notice from Bureau of Equal Opportunity (BEO)– Immediate Action Required for Regulatory Compliance – Please Read Carefully

October 16, 2024

Infant Mental Health Certificate Opportunity for Early Care and Education Professionals

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