Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities Released

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Bureau of Certification and Bureau of Policy & Professional Development have 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.

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This act revises fire safety requirements for certified child care facilities regulated under 55 Pa. Code, Chapters 3270, 3280, and 3290 relating to child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes. This guidance also applies to school-age programs not located in a school-building.

All certified child care facilities must maintain compliance with the Fire and Panic Act, the Pennsylvania Construction Code, and applicable regulations relating to fire detection devices or systems. Fire detection devices or systems must always be operable.

For details, read OCDEL’s full announcement: Announcement C-21-02 Act 62 of 2020 Fire Safety Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities.