The Institute of State and Regional Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg, in partnership with Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and the Pennsylvania Key, has released a new study on the Cost of Child Care in Pennsylvania.

Changes to the Child Care Facility Regulations will take effect December 19, 2020, and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is offering training for child care providers.

OCDEL outlines protocols on the reopening of and the renewal inspection process for certified child care facilities temporarily or permanently closed due to COVID-19.

Learn more about the use of masks in early learning from recent guidance provided by OCDEL.

In order to continue supporting child care providers through the closures and reopenings resulting from COVID-19, the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announced that it has updated its Child Care Works (CCW) payment policies.

Out of an abundance of caution with the rising COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County, the ELRC Region 5 and it's satellite offices will remain closed to the public for in-person services.

The PA Keys has created a resource responding to frequently-asked-questions about child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.