The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released an announcement regarding changes to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation standards and system and implications for Keystone STARS Alternate Pathways.
Read MoreFor those seeking news and information on the state Office of Child Development and Early Learning’s (OCDEL) Bureau of Certification Services, a good place to start would be The Confluence Podcast.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)’s Bureau of Policy and Professional Development has released an announcement regarding providers’ access to free First Aid and CPR training.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released its 2025 Summer Learning and Literacy Road Trip.
Read MorePennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has shared resources from its recent conference for those who were not able to attend.
Read MorePennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announced that Kimberly Rode will be OCDEL’s director of the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) shared a video in which its deputy secretary, Shante’ Brown, discusses an update on its Certification Regulation Rewrite project.
Read MoreA new Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) provider support line is now available to help child care providers with ELRC agreements.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Office of Child Development (OCDEL) and Early Learning and the state Department of Health have issued new guidance due to an uptick in positive measles cases in the state.
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