OCDEL Calls for Nominations to Recognize ECE Professionals
Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is calling for nominations to recognize those in the early childhood education field who have made an impact in 2025.
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OCDEL is planning on recognizing early childhood education professionals in the following areas:
Academic
Years of service
Retirement
The recognitions apply to all staffing positions within an early learning program, including, but not limited to:
Directors
Classroom staff (teachers, aides, etc.)
Support staff (receptionists, janitors, kitchen staff, etc.)
Submissions can be nominations (submitted by someone else) or self-submitted (submitted by the individual to be recognized). Eligible submissions will receive a letter of recognition from OCDEL Deputy Shante’ Brown.
The deadline to submit a recognition is Wednesday, February 4.