August 10, 2022 Trying Together OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Virtual Meeting OCDEL has invited early childhood professionals to use the OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Tool by August 19, 2022 to submit feedback on proposed changes to drafted proposed child care certification regulations. In preparation of the public input submission deadline, Trying Together is hosting its OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Meeting on Tuesday, August 16 at Noon. This brainstorming session will serve to discuss proposed changes, as well as give an opportunity for child care professionals to discuss their suggested changes in a peer-to-peer environment. This meeting will be presented virtually on Zoom. WHEN: Tuesday, 8/16 | 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudeGgqj8sHt1nXheWUPyaGz7Vpx8d_8e1 MORE INFORMATION Visit our recent post on the Certification Rewrite Project to learn more about the process, timeline, and how to participate.
Trying Together Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Proposed Child Care Certification Regulation Changes OCDEL has invited early childhood professionals to use the OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Tool by August 19, 2022 to submit feedback on proposed changes to drafted proposed child care certification regulations. In preparation of the public input submission deadline, Trying Together is hosting its OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Meeting on Tuesday, August 16 at Noon. This brainstorming session will serve to discuss proposed changes, as well as give an opportunity for child care professionals to discuss their suggested changes in a peer-to-peer environment. This meeting will be presented virtually on Zoom. WHEN: Tuesday, 8/16 | 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudeGgqj8sHt1nXheWUPyaGz7Vpx8d_8e1 MORE INFORMATION Visit our recent post on the Certification Rewrite Project to learn more about the process, timeline, and how to participate.
OCDEL Encourages Participation for Next Phase of Child Care Regulations Rewrite Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), with technical assistance from the State Capacity Building Center within the Office of Child Care Projects at the federal level, continues its work with an Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to rewrite Pennsylvania’s child care regulations with a lens toward equity, quality, and decreasing provider burden. OCDEL is now inviting early childhood professionals to submit feedback using the OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Tool by August 19, 2022. TIMELINE OCDEL anticipates beginning the work of the ELC subcommittee in the winter of 2022. The earliest that regulations could be finalized for publication is fall of 2024. MORE INFORMATION Visit the Certification Rewrite page on the Pennsylvania Key’s website to view a video from Deputy Secretary Tracey Campanini, and learn more about the process, timeline, and how to participate. If you have issues accessing OCDEL Certification Regulation Rewrite Project Feedback Tool, email info@pakeys.org or call 1-800-284-6031.
April 7, 2022 Certification Rewrite Subcommittee Members Announced The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has announced the members of the Early Learning Council (ELC) Certification Rewrite Ad Hoc Subcommittee. These individuals were selected to represent the larger child care provider community and provided direct feedback on drafts of the rewritten child care certification regulations. About the Subcommittees The Subcommittee has been divided into five Subchapter Workgroups: Purpose and Authority – includes the introduction to the regulations, and outlines their purpose, applicability and definitions. Family and Community – includes regulations related to family engagement, communication with parents, procedures for admission, parent consent and services to a child with a developmental delay, disability, or special healthcare need. Professional Development Training and Requirements – includes regulations related to facility persons including suitability, age, qualifications, responsibilities, professional development and preservice training. Early Childhood Education Program – includes regulations related to staff: child ratio, physical site, equipment, fire safety, the program, elements of child and adult health, nutrition, transportation, and adult records. Certification and Oversite – includes regulations related to general requirements related to applications, appeals & waivers, building codes and insurance, child abuse reporting, departmental access, emergency plans, and the handling of child records. Lindsey Ramsey, Assistant Director of Public Policy and Practice at Trying Together, is a member of the Purpose and Authority Subcommittee. More Information To learn more about these Subchapters, to find out who are the Ad Hoc Subcommittee members, and learn what to expect from this next phase of the project, visit the Pennsylvania Key website. Visit the Certification Rewrite Page on the Pennsylvania Key’s website for details about the project.
