Important Notice Immediate Action Required for Regulatory Compliance - Please Read Carefully If you hold a license to operate a facility licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), there are two changes to the Civil Rights Compliance process.

Announcement Revised C-19-01 Subject: Verifying Compliance with the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Center Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Staff From: Tracey Campanini Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development & Early Learning Issue Date: March 1, 2019 Effective Date: March

Welcome to the ECE Recap where you can find the most recent and important information from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). View as Webpage Invitation to Provid

The Healthy Habits for All initiative was created to support health systems and healthcare providers as they champion healthier food for all, foster healthy nutritional practices, reduce stigma around food instability, and provide the tools you need to engage with families.

2022 CACFP Virtual Summit September 12-15, 2022 on Zoom Looking for food program training? Join us each day for workshops on nutrition, program administration, operations, management, and more. $99 Standard Registration $129 Registration After September 2, 2022 Register Here Earn up to 10.5 Hours of CEUs *Registration fee includes on-demand sessions, available through September 30,...

BUILD Initiative is a national organization supporting state leaders to develop early childhood systems that are comprehensive, high quality, and accessible to each and every family. The second season -- Leading for Equity -- focuses on how state leaders have used their roles, responsibilities and influence to intentionally increase opportunity and remove barriers for children and families.

When Carol Dweck's book came out in 2006, it radically transformed the way people thought about working with young people. Mindset sold over 2 million copies. Whole organizations were created to spread its gospel. Millions of dollars poured in from the federal government and philanthropic communities to promote its practices.

The National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning produces the Head Start Disabilities Services Newsletter, which is dedicated to staff working with young children with disabilities and their families. This page provides current and past issues of the newsletter. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please select the button below.

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Teaching your child about food allergies is an important part of keeping them safe. Children can start to learn about food allergies at a young age. This knowledge will give them confidence with self-managing their food allergies as they get older. Here are some resources created just for kids to help them learn more about food allergies.

Since December 1989, the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP) has operated the Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS). The mission of ECELS is to improve the quality of early childhood education and school age child care programs.

This monthly newsletter provides Head Start staff with materials to promote good oral health in the classroom and at home. Each newsletter also includes a recipe for a healthy snack that children can make in a Head Start classroom and at home with their families.

EMPOWER 2022 by Center for Schools and Communities on November 30, 2022. Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Register now, and learn more!

EMPOWER 2022 will offer professional development focused on out-of-school time (OST) programming. Pennsylvania and national experts will present the latest research and trends in OST programming, STEAM, barriers to entry for marginalized groups, advocacy, mental health and much more.

Eventbrite - WITF presents Ready, Set, Explore! at York Arts Week - Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Community of Hope, York, PA. Find event and ticket information.

ASHI Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid is an ideal training solution for schools, child care providers, youth sports coaches, and others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies involving children. This versatile program is based upon the 2010 CPR and First Aid Guidelines, Caring for Our Children, 3rd Ed, and other evidence-based treatment recommendations. This is a hands-on scenario-based course.

ASHI Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid is an ideal training solution for schools, child care providers, youth sports coaches, and others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies involving children. This versatile program is based upon the 2010 CPR and First Aid Guidelines, Caring for Our Children, 3rd Ed, and other evidence-based treatment recommendations. This is a hands-on scenario-based course.

Sponsored by Housman Institute. You do not need to check your newsfeed to see what the implications of the stress, uncertainty, disruption, isolation, trauma, and loss of the past two and half years have been - you just need to walk into your own classroom.