OCDEL outlines protocols on the reopening of and the renewal inspection process for certified child care facilities temporarily or permanently closed due to COVID-19.
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The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has released the Keystone STARS designation processes and protocols for fiscal year 20/21 (FY 20/21).
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A crosswalk document that can be used to compare the most recent version of the Keystone STARS Performance Standards to the new standards is available for child care providers.
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As Pennsylvania public schools and private schools are finalizing and announcing full remote instruction or hybrid instruction model plans for the 2020-21 academic school year, OCDEL is offering brief guidance for parents who need expanded child care.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) has resumed inspection activity for counties in the “green phase” of the state’s reopening plan.
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