OCDEL Ends COVID-19 Reporting Requirement for Child Care Providers
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) will end its requirement for child care providers to report cases of COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.
About the COVID-19 Reporting Requirement
Shortly after the start of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), OCDEL issued a mandate requiring all licensed child care operators to submit information on children and staff who tested positive for COVID-19 on the Licensed Facility COVID Data Collection Tool.
OCDEL will end this reporting requirement and close the portal on May 11, 2023 to align with the end of the PHE. However, OCDEL will continue to require child care operators and facility persons to share any reportable, communicable diseases present in their facilities with the Department of Health (DOH).
Sharing Reportable Communicable Diseases
A list of reportable diseases is available on the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) website.
Child care providers must share all cases of reportable, communicable diseases with the DOH at 1-877-PA-HEALTH or 1-877-724-3258. They may also contact their local health department:
Allegheny County Health: 412-687-2243
Bucks County Department of Health: 800-383-0371
Chester County Health Department: 610-344-6225
Erie County Department of Health: 814-451-6700
Montgomery County Health Department: 610-631-3000
Philadelphia Department of Public Health: 800-722-7112
Allentown Bureau of Health: 610-437-7760
Bethlehem Health Bureau: 610-865-7000
Wilkes-Barre City Health Department: 570-821-1111
York City Health Bureau: 717-849-2221
Learn More
To learn more, visit the Pennsylvania Key website. Additionally, interested individuals can attend the ELRC Region 5 Virtual Director Roundtables held each Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to get more information.