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OCDEL to Release Updated Edition of PA Learning Standards for Early Childhood
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) will release an updated version of the Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood.
OCDEL Offers Scholarship Through Pitt’s Infant Mental Health Certificate
Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is offering a scholarship for professionals serving children and families in prenatal, infant, toddler, and preschool programs.
2024-25 PA Budget Overview
Pennsylvania’s 2024-2025 budget included investments supporting access to early childhood care and education as well as workforce support when it was passed in July, according to the state’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).
OCDEL Names Director of Bureau of Early Learning Policy and Professional Development
The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has named Luisa Olivo-Wolf as its director of the Bureau of Earning Learning Policy and Professional Development.
2022-23 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Guidance
A competitive Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications process will be used to award expansion funds beginning in fiscal year 2022-23.
2021-22 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Guidance
A competitive Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications process will be used to award expansion funds beginning in fiscal year 2021-22.
OCDEL Provides Strategies to Promote Inclusion for Children in ECE Programs
OCDEL is providing guidance and strategies to help Early Childhood Education programs work to ensure access to high-quality inclusive programing is available for all young children with disabilities and their families.