Additional Providers Sought for Certification Rewrite Subcommittee

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is seeking additional family child care (FCC), group child care (GCC), and school age only (SAC) provider applicants for the Pennsylvania Early Learning Council (ELC) Subcommittee for the Child Care Certification Rewrite.

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An Impact Project with the National State Capacity Building Center will focus on rewriting Pennsylvania’s child care regulations with a lens toward equity, quality, and decreasing provider burden.

OCDEL is seeking providers to participate in an ELC Subcommittee that will provide feedback on the draft regulations. Applications will be reviewed, and participants for the subcommittee will be chosen to represent a diverse group of individuals (both ELC appointees and other stakeholders and subject matter experts in the community). The work of the ELC subcommittee is expected to begin in winter 2021-2022.

However, OCDEL anticipates an iterative process of writing, review, and revisions for each section of the certification regulations. OCDEL would like each subcommittee participant to be involved in two sections of the certification regulations in depth. More information about the time commitment and timeline are available online.

How to Apply

Interested FCC, GCC and SAC providers ONLY can apply now through Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Please contact Karen Grimm-Thomas (c-kgrimmth@pa.gov) with any questions.