OCDEL is asking all Pennsylvania licensed child care facilities to complete the 2022 Child Care Market Rate Survey and share information about tuition rates and the true cost of care.
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ELRC Region 5’s quality partner Trying Together is offering a CDA program at no cost to eligible early childhood professionals in Pennsylvania.
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The program manual provides information on the updates and edits made to the 2022 Keystone STARS Performance Standards.
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The curriculum, Best Day Ever!, is designed by teachers for teachers. Lesson plans are available for preschool and school-age students.
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The text messaging service is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the vital work of Head Start and Early Head Start family services professionals, supervisors, and other staff who work directly with families.
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OCDEL has released two resources to support the efforts of Pennsylvania early childhood program leaders to eliminate suspension and expulsion for young children.
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The PDE creating a strategic roadmap for embedding equity, inclusion, and belonging into educators’ everyday work — and child care providers have the opportunity to share their efforts.
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DHS certified child care providers are no longer required to submit a Provisional Hire Waiver Request for Child Care to allow child care employees to work in a certified child care facility on a 45-day provisional basis.
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The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) is offering Work Force Support Grants to Department of Human Services’ (DHS) certified child care providers to assist with current staffing shortages.
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