Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has announced details covering everything from eligibility and staff retention bonuses to application information regarding its 2025-26 Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program.

The Pennsylvania Key recently added the Let’s Talk Quality: Program Quality Assessment in Pennsylvania blog to its website.

Toy drives in southwestern Pennsylvania will continue for the next few weeks of the holiday season to provide families in need of help with toys and gift cards.

Talking about race or situations involving racism or discrimination can be challenging for caregivers and children, so The Hechinger Report has compiled experts’ advice on the topic in a new article.

Healthy Children has put together a guide full of tips on how to keep children warm and safe while playing outside during the winter.

With temperatures expecting to drop to the teens, CitiParks will activate five Healthy Active Living Centers as warming centers on Sunday, December 14.

Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time has released its schedule of professional development workshops for the spring.

The fall and winter seasons bring with them a variety of illnesses - including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs that peaks in December and January.

PA Promise for Children has released its list of December books for preschoolers in its Kindergarten Here I Come. The list includes eight books across four categories.