OCDEL Adjusts CCW Reimbursement Base Rates Due to Inflation

Effective March 1, 2023, base rates paid to child care providers participating in CCW will increase. The new base rates are now available online.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerFebruary 23, 2023ccw, child care works, pennsylvania, base rates, child care market rate, elrc, elrc 5, early learning resource center, PENNSYLVANIA, tom wolf, governer tom wolf

2022-23 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Guidance

A competitive Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications process will be used to award expansion funds beginning in fiscal year 2022-23.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerApril 20, 2022ocdel, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, PENNSYLVANIA, pa keys, department of education, pre-k counts, pa pkc, PA Pre-K Counts, Request for Application

Base Rates for CCW Reimbursements to Increase January 1

Effective January 1, 2022, base rates paid to child care providers participating in CCW will increase. The new base rates are now available online.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerDecember 15, 2021ccw, child care works, pennsylvania, base rates, child care market rate, elrc, elrc 5, early learning resource center, PENNSYLVANIA, tom wolf, governer tom wolf

2021-22 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications Guidance

A competitive Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Request for Applications process will be used to award expansion funds beginning in fiscal year 2021-22.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerMay 12, 2021ocdel, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, PENNSYLVANIA, pa keys, department of education, pre-k counts, pa pkc, PA Pre-K Counts, Request for Application

Apply for the Farm to School Grant Program

The Farm to School Grant Program is accepting applications from child care centers, pre-kindergarten programs, school districts, charter schools, and private schools in Pennsylvania. Grants of up to $15,000 are available.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerMarch 17, 2021farm to school grant program, department of agriculture, pre-k, KINDERGARTEN, PENNSYLVANIA, pennsylvania farm to school grant program

$303 Million in Federal Funding to Support PA Child Care Providers

The funding will be issued beginning April 20, 2021 and will be divided to support child care providers through multiple channels.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerMarch 3, 2021pennsylvania key, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, CRRSAA, CARES ACT, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE FUNDING, PANDEMIC RELIEF AWARD, PENNSYLVANIA, GOVERNOR TOM WOLF

Base Rates for CCW Reimbursements to Increase March 1

CCW reimbursements will be increased to the 40th percentile of the market rate for child care in the provider’s region, up from approximately the 25th percentile where most of Pennsylvania’s child care providers currently sit.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerFebruary 25, 2021ccw, child care works, pennsylvania, base rates, child care market rate, elrc, elrc 5, early learning resource center, PENNSYLVANIA, tom wolf, governer tom wolf

OCDEL Issues Guidance for Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Programs

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has provided operation guidance to non-licensed school-age child care programs and learning pods during the 2020-2021 school year.

News, Providers, FamiliesHeidi WinklerAugust 27, 2020dhs, department of human services, PENNSYLVANIA, covid-19, covid-19 safety plan, learning pods, pods, virtual pods, ocdel, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, sacc, school age child care, non-licensed child care

Child Care Providers Eligible for PA Hazard Pay Grants

Hazard pay is intended to keep front-line employees working in vital industry sectors across Pennsylvania.

News, ProvidersHeidi WinklerJuly 16, 2020PENNSYLVANIA, GOVERNOR TOM WOLF, HAZRD PAY GRANT, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE, COVID-19

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