News
Call for Nominations: 2021 PACCA Awards
PACCA is accepting nominations for the 2021 Educators of the Year and the Award of Excellence to recognize contributions members made to the early care and education profession.
Pre-K Counts and Head Start Enrollment
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit is enrolling for Pre-K Counts and Head Start programs, which provide high-quality pre-kindergarten education for children who are three to five years old and not eligible for kindergarten.
COVID-19: ELRC Operations
The ELRC Region 5 and it's satellite offices will remain closed to the public for in-person services until further notice.
Allegheny County Health Department Community Health Survey
The Allegheny County Health Department seeks public participation in its Community Health Assessment Survey supplement, which is designed to better understand the complex impacts 2020 had on community residents.
Get a $50/Month Discount on Internet
The FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is offering a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households. Eligible households receive a discount of up to $50 per month ($75 per month on qualifying Tribal lands).
Apply: IECMH Professional Development Cohort
PA Behavioral Health Professionals that work with children 0-5 and their families are invited to apply to be a part of an IECMH Professional Development Cohort.
Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities Released
OCDEL released the Announcement C-21-02 Act 62 of 2020 Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities, which describes the requirements in Act 62, signed into law July 14, 2020 and effective on November 11, 2020.
Request for Applications: 2021-22 PA Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program
A competitive application process for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program to disperse available state expansion funding to eligible grantees beginning in FY 2021-22.
Grandparent Video Series Available
The ELRC Region 5’s quality partner Trying Together has published a free, four-part Grandparent Video Education Series that explores Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), play, advocacy, using digital tools, and more.