UPDATED: Obsolete Certification Announcements for Certified Child Care Providers

As of June 15, 2021, the Governor Tom Wolf’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency ended. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has stated that several Announcements for certified child care providers that were linked to the duration of that Disaster Proclamation will end in August and September.

This article was update on August 25, 2021 to reflect additional announcements that are expiring on September 30, 2021.

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To assist child care providers with the transition of the reinstatement of the regulatory requirements, OCDEL has provided a Regulation Suspension End Dates: OCDEL Guidance Chart. The chart outlines the legal citations, regulatory language that was suspended, and when child care certification staff will begin measuring compliance for the regulations that were suspended, as some of the compliance dates will vary.

The following announcement will end as of August 31, 2021:

• C-20-11: Non-Licensed Part-Day School Age Child Care Program or Learning Pod Notification of Operation

The following announcements will end as of September 30, 2021:

• C-20-02: Operational Recommendations for Early Childhood Providers Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• C-20-03: Reporting Early Learning Programs Closings Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• NEW: C-20-04 Revised Suspension of Regulatory Requirements for Certified Child Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• C-20-07: Fire Safety Training for Child Care Centers may be obtained online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• C-20-09: Emergency Temporary Relocation of Facility due to the Governor Issuing a Declaration of Disaster – Specific to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• C-20-13: Reopening of Certified Child Care Facilities Temporarily or Permanently Closed Due to COVID-19

• NEW: Frequently Asked Questions: Guidance for Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) and COVID-19 Vaccinations

Please note: Announcement C-20-12: Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic has been replaced in its entirety by Announcement C-21-04: Best Practices for Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus and obsoleted C-20-08: COVID-19 Operations for Licensed Child Care.

Announcement C-21-04: Best Practices for Child Care Facilities Operating During the Novel Coronavirus will remain in effect until OCDEL issues a separate announcement rescinding the COVID-19 related policies and the suspension of regulatory waivers.