For the past two months, COVID-19 has brought a unique set of challenges to the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCEL) and the child care community. In addition to supporting providers through these circumstances, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and OCDEL have remained committed to the creation and finalization of the Certification Inspection Instrument (CII). The CII prioritizes the transparency of the child care regulations, and standardizes how they are applied, measured, and enforced consistently across Pennsylvania while supporting consistent documentation of inspection results and compliance. Please review these materials and if you have any questions, feel free to contact your local regional child care office.
OCDEL is releasing the new CII for Group Child Care Homes, Family Child Care Homes and School Age Child Care facilities and updates to the Center CII. In addition, the Child Care Provider Survey Facility Information Sheet and Disclosure Statement forms have been updated to be used by all facility types.
The CIIs accessed via the links below are for use in conducting a renewal inspection at a Child Care Center, Group Child Care Home, and Family Child Care Homes.
Please see the CII and related worksheets for your provider type. You can download and save the CII and worksheets. Certification Representatives will use these tools during renewal inspections. They are available on the
DHS website
.
Universal Forms
Provider Survey/Facility Information Sheet:
This document helps Certification Representatives prepare for your visit. It is available by clicking the link below and is sent or emailed in advance of a Renewal Visit. Program administrators may email the sheet to their Certification Representative in advance of their visit or have it completed and available when the Certification Representative arrives.
Disclosure Statement:
This document replaces the former set of individual disclosure statements related to swimming, firearms, and consumer product safety.
Certification Inspection Instrument (CII) and Worksheets 1, 2, and 3
The CII supports the consistent monitoring of Certification Regulations. Use this to support your own review of requirements related to: posted notices, required paperwork, transportation, ratio and supervision and physical site.
The worksheets help you monitor your own compliance related to staff and child records. Certification Representatives use these worksheets to document your compliance related to child and staff records.
Center
:
Worksheet 1: Child Care Staff Data Sheet
Worksheet 2: Child Records
Worksheet 3: Child Health Records:
Group Child Care Homes
:
Worksheet 1:
Child Care Staff Data Sheet
Worksheet 2: Child Records
Worksheet 3:
Child Health Records
Family Child Care Homes
:
Worksheet 1:
Child Care Staff Data Sheet
Worksheet 2:
Child Records
Worksheet 3:
Child Health Records
School Age Child Care
:
Please Note: Use worksheets appropriate for your type of School Age Child Care Facility.
Webinar:
Launch of New Certification Tool: Certification Inspection Instrument
(CII):
Learn more about the Certification Inspection Instrument and Worksheets by watching the webinar. It is recommended to download and print the Certification Inspection Instrument (CII) tool before watching the video.
