Pennsylvania PD Registry Profiles offers early learning professionals and child care providers plenty of benefits including the ability to schedule professional development, request financial assistance, and more.

People needing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history background checks as a condition of employment must obtain them by December 31, 2020.

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning has released the newly developed Internal Assessment Process (IAP) Guide for Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs in Keystone STARS working toward STAR 3 and 4 designation.

The GIANT Company, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Key, is offering a grant opportunity for early childhood education providers licensed by and in good standing with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS).

On October 7, 2020, the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) updated its emergency relocation process for child care providers who are displaced from their facilities due to COVID-19.

OCDEL is encouraging child care providers to complete a monthly survey to better understand the success and challenges child care providers are experiencing as they operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The updated guidance details the steps providers are recommended to follow in order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on early learning programs.