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Spring 2022 T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Application
Are you interested in attending college in Spring 2022? The Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H) Scholarship application period is now open!
Impact Project to Rewrite Child Care Regulations
An Impact Project with the National State Capacity Building Center will focus on re-writing Pennsylvania’s child care regulations with a lens toward equity, quality and decreasing provider burden.
COVID-19 CCW Payment Practices Extended
OCDEL has extended COVID-19 CCW payment practices until further notice.
Delayed: Streamlined Keystone STARS Designation System
The new process for Keystone STARS pre-designation and designation applications, which was supposed to launch on to Pennsylvania’s Professional Development (PD) Registry on October 1, 2021, has been delayed until early 2022.
Relative Provider ARPA Stabilization Grant Application
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes funding to child care providers, including eligible Child Care Works (CCW) relative providers.
CCW Eligibility for Child Care Facility Owners and Operators
Effective Sept. 21, 2021, an owner and/or operator of a child care facility who meets all other eligibility criteria for Child Care Works (CCW) may be eligible for subsidy.
COVID-19 Best Practices for Child Care: Indoor Air Quality
OCDEL has developed best practices for early learning professionals navigating COVID-19 protocols in their child care programs. The second topic is indoor air quality and ventilation.
Allowable Expenses for American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grants
OCDEL is making American Rescue Plan Act Funds available to eligible child care providers through grants issued through the Professional Development (PD) Registry.
Face Coverings to be Required in K-12 Schools and Child Care
Beginning September 7, 2021, all staff and children (regardless of vaccination status) in K-12 schools and licensed child care facilities will be required to wear face coverings, according to an order issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.