OCDEL is requesting the input of directors/owners of certified child care programs in a Professional Development Survey.

The Pennsylvania Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (PA NAPSACC) program is seeking licensed child care providers to participate in a mini grant project focused on children’s health.

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.