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Dressing Children for Colder Weather
Children in child care settings are required to be taken outdoors daily. As colder weather approaches, providers must ensure that children wear appropriate clothing for the weather conditions.
Child Development Associate (CDA) Programs for Spring & Fall 2022
Looking to receive a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential? Check out Trying Together’s programs to get certified, renew your certification, and more.
Complete Daylight Saving Time Tasks
Daylight saving time is a great time to check a few other items around your program.
Course Available to Introduce New Set of Professional Standards
OCDEL is now offering an asynchronous course to introduce the new set of Professional Standards to anyone interested in learning more.
Join ELC Subcommittee for the Child Care Certification Rewrite
OCDEL is seeking members for the Pennsylvania Early Learning Council (ELC) Subcommittee for the Child Care Certification Rewrite. Members should expect to participate in an iterative process of writing, review, and revisions for each section of the certification regulations.
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.