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COVID-19 Phased Reopening:
Child Care Providers in Yellow Counties
You are receiving this email because your child care facility is located in a Pennsylvania county Governor Wolf is opening, effective June 5, 2020. Child care programs in counties in the Yellow Phase are free to operate without a waiver. Please Note: This email does not apply to programs in Philadelphia County. A separate email with Philadelphia specific information that incorporates instructions from the Mayor’s Office will follow shortly.
If you have remained closed during the Governor's proclamation, you have much to consider when deciding whether to open your facility or not. Please refer to the email from Tuesday, May 12, 2020, for information to help evaluate your program's ability to safely open.
Please follow the steps below by June 5, 2020, to ensure your program's status is correctly reflected in public searches for child care.
Programs operating on a waiver: You do not need to notify Certification and you may continue to operate as you have been. You will appear in COMPASS searches and the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) will refer families to your program as appropriate.
Programs closed and now opening: You do not need to notify Certification and you may open as of June 5, 2020. You will appear in COMPASS searches and the ELRC will refer families to your program as appropriate.
Programs delaying opening: Please email RA-PWOCDELFacilclose@pa.gov your decision to delay opening and temporarily remain closed. You will still appear in COMPASS searches, but the ELRC will not refer families.
Programs permanently closing: Please notify the regional OCDEL Certification officeand return your certificate of compliance. You will no longer appear in COMPASS searches and the ELRC will not refer families.
The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning supports families
and their children, from prenatal through school age, by using data, research and
stakeholder guidance to assure high quality services.
